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Union Township, Miami County, Indiana
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.
Union Township | |
|---|---|
Location in Miami County | |
| Coordinates: 40°53′59″N 86°07′27″W / 40.89972°N 86.12417°W | |
| 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 | 810 ft (247 m) |
| Population | |
| • 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 |
History edit
Union Township was first settled in the spring of 1835.[4] Union Township was organized in 1837.[5]
Geography edit
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 edit
- Deedsville at 40°54′37″N 86°06′04″W / 40.91032°N 86.101106°W
- Perrysburg at 40°53′52″N 86°08′58″W / 40.89782°N 86.149440°W
Extinct towns edit
Cemeteries edit
The township contains these five cemeteries: Ebenezer, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Mount Zion, Leedy and Weasaw.
Major highways edit
School districts edit
- North Miami Community Schools
Political districts edit
- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 23
- State Senate District 18
References edit
- "Union Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Union Township, Miami County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 146.
- ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 276.
External links edit
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Union Township