Union Township
Township
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°53′59″N 86°07′27″W / 40.89972°N 86.12417°W / 40.89972; -86.12417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Miami
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	21.82 sq mi (56.5 km2)
• Land	21.73 sq mi (56.3 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.37%
Elevation [1]	810 ft (247 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	764
• Density	35/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	46921, 46926, 46951
GNIS feature ID	453925

Union Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 764 (down from 857 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 349 housing units.

History

Union Township was first settled in the spring of 1835.^[4] Union Township was organized in 1837.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.82 square miles (56.5 km²), of which 21.73 square miles (56.3 km²) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.37%) is water.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

• Deedsville at 40°54′37″N 86°06′04″W / 40.91032°N 86.101106°W / 40.91032; -86.101106
• Perrysburg at 40°53′52″N 86°08′58″W / 40.89782°N 86.149440°W / 40.89782; -86.149440

Extinct towns

• Busaco

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Ebenezer, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Mount Zion, Leedy and Weasaw.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 31

School districts

• North Miami Community Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 5th congressional district
• State House District 23
• State Senate District 18