Union Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Van Wert County, Ohio

Ohio

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,009 people in the township, 805 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Blue Creek Township, Paulding County
  Blue Creek Township, Paulding County, Ohio
  Blue Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 804 people in the township, 506 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Latty Township, Paulding County
  Latty Township, Paulding County, Ohio
  Latty Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,026 people in the township, 614 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Hoaglin Township
  Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
  Hoaglin Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 605 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Ridge Township
  Ridge Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
  Ridge Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,114 people in the township, 1,311 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Pleasant Township
  Pleasant Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
  Pleasant Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 11,120 people in the township, 2,233 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Harrison Township
  Harrison Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,085 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county along the Indiana line, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Tully Township
  Tully Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
  Tully Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,119 people in the township, 1,009 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Benton Township, Paulding County
  Benton Township, Paulding County, Ohio
  Benton Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,035 people in the township, 694 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

Part of the village of Scott

Scott, Ohio

Scott is a village in Paulding and Van Wert counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 322 at the 2000 census. The Van Wert County portion of Scott is part of the Van Wert Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

is located in northwestern Union Township, along the border with Paulding County.

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.