Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Union Township is one of the fourteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Clermont County
Clermont County, Ohio
Clermont County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, just east of Cincinnati. As of 2010, the population was 197,363. Its county seat is Batavia...

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 42,332 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Miami Township
    Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio
    Miami Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 36,632 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - north
  • Stonelick Township
    Stonelick Township, Clermont County, Ohio
    Stonelick Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,816 people in the township, 5,000 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast
  • Batavia Township
    Batavia Township, Clermont County, Ohio
    Batavia Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 17,503 people in the township, 15,039 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Pierce Township
    Pierce Township, Clermont County, Ohio
    Pierce Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 12,226 people in the township, 10,321 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Anderson Township, Hamilton County
    Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Anderson Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. Located in the southeastern part of the county and less than 15 minutes from downtown, the township has been named one of the Cincinnati area's most desirable neighborhoods to live...

     - west
  • Columbia Township, Hamilton County
    Columbia Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Columbia Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,557 people in the township, 4,619 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest corner


No municipalities are located in Union Township, although three census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

s are located in the township:
  • Part of Mount Carmel
    Mount Carmel, Ohio
    Mount Carmel is a census-designated place in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,308 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mount Carmel is located at ....

     in the west
  • Summerside
    Summerside, Ohio
    Summerside is a census-designated place in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,523 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Summerside is located at ....

     in the northwest
  • Part of Withamsville
    Withamsville, Ohio
    Withamsville is a census-designated place in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,145 at the 2000 census.-History:...

     in the south


The township also contains the unincorporated area
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Glen Este
Glen Este, Ohio
Glen Este is an unincorporated area of Union Township, in Clermont County, Ohio.- History :Glen Este, Ohio is named for early resident David K. Este, who owned a farm near the intersection of Glen Este-Withamsville Road and the railroad tracks, now State Route 32...

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Name and history

Established in 1811, it is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide
Union Township, Ohio
Union Township, Ohio may refer to:*Union Township, Auglaize County, Ohio*Union Township, Belmont County, Ohio*Union Township, Brown County, Ohio*Union Township, Carroll County, Ohio*Union Township, Champaign County, Ohio...

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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 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.

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