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Union Township, Clinton County, Ohio

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Municipalities and townships of Clinton County.

Union Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 14,929 people in the township,[1] up from 13,379 in 1990; of this total, 3,008 lived in unincorporated portions of the township, up from 2,260 in 1990. It is the most populous township in the county.

Geography

Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District.

The city of Wilmington, the county seat of Clinton County, is located in central Union Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.

Transportation

Major roads include the 3C Highway (State Route 3 and U.S. Route 22), U.S. Route 68, and State Routes 73 and 134.

Clinton County Air Force Base, a base for Nike missiles, was turned into the Wilmington Airport, a hub for Airborne Express, now DHL, and is just east of Wilmington in the township.

Government

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

  1. ^ Clinton County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.

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