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Union Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Union Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,449 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Two villages are located in Union Township: part of Dennison in the southwest, and part of Roswell in the northwest.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.

Government

Union Township Town Hall

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Union township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.