Union Township, Brown County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Union Township, Brown County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brown
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:100.1
Area Land Km2:98.4
Area Water Km2:1.8
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2739
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:170
Elevation Ft:558
Coordinates:38.75°N -83.8294°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-78232[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085806

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

Located in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

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

It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.[4]

In 1833, Union Township contained six gristmills and eight saw mills.[5]

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,[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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Union township, Brown County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 27 May 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  5. Book: The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary . Scott and Wright . 1833 . 12 December 2013 . Kilbourn, John . 454.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24