Union Township, Madison County, Ohio
Township
Farmstead on State Route 38 south of London
Location of Union Township in Madison County
Coordinates: 39°52′36″N 83°26′18″W / 39.87667°N 83.43833°W / 39.87667; -83.43833
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Madison
Area
• Total	39.0 sq mi (101.0 km2)
• Land	38.8 sq mi (100.4 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,056 ft (322 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	5,867
• Density	150/sq mi (58/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-78428[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086554[1]

Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,867 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Deer Creek Township - north
• Jefferson Township - northeast corner
• Fairfield Township - east
• Oak Run Township - southeast
• Paint Township - southwest
• Harmony Township, Clark County - west
• Somerford Township - northwest

Most of the city of London, the county seat of Madison County, is located in northern Union Township.

Name and history

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

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,^[5] 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.