Union Township, Brown County, Ohio
Union Township, Brown County, Ohio | |
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 Red Oak Presbyterian Church, built 1817 | |
 Location of Union Township in Brown County | |
| Coordinates: 38°45′0″N 83°49′46″W / 38.75000°N 83.82944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Brown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.6 sq mi (100.1 km2) |
| • Land | 38.0 sq mi (98.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 558 ft (170 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,739 |
| • Density | 71/sq mi (27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-78232[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085806[1] |
Union Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,739 people in the township.
Geography
[edit]Located in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
- Byrd Township - northeast
- Huntington Township - southeast
- Jefferson Township - north
- Pleasant Township - northwest
Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the southwest: Mason County to the south, and Bracken County to the west.
The village of Ripley is located in southwestern Union Township, along the Ohio River.
Name and history
[edit]It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.[4]
In 1833, Union Township contained six gristmills and eight saw mills.[5]
Government
[edit]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,[6] 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
[edit]- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Union township, Brown County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 454. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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[edit]Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Ohio, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |