Union Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Union Township is one of the seventeen townships
of Hancock County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 1,726 people in the township, 1,058 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Two incorporated villages are located in Union Township: Mount Cory
in the south, and Rawson
in the east.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Hancock County
Hancock County, Ohio
Hancock County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 74,782. Its county seat is Findlay and was named for John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 1,726 people in the township, 1,058 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:- Blanchard TownshipBlanchard Township, Hancock County, OhioBlanchard Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,170 people in the township, 855 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- north - Liberty TownshipLiberty Township, Hancock County, OhioLiberty Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,469 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- northeast corner - Eagle TownshipEagle Township, Hancock County, OhioEagle Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,195 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Liberty Township - north...
- east - Van Buren TownshipVan Buren Township, Hancock County, OhioVan Buren Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 943 people in the township, 708 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southeast corner - Orange TownshipOrange Township, Hancock County, OhioOrange Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,290 people in the township, 1,113 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- south - Richland Township, Allen CountyRichland Township, Allen County, OhioRichland Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,090 people in the township, 2,015 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southwest - Riley Township, Putnam CountyRiley Township, Putnam County, OhioRiley Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,191 people in the township, 1,003 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- west - Blanchard Township, Putnam CountyBlanchard Township, Putnam County, OhioBlanchard Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,232 people in the township, 1,062 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northwest corner
Two incorporated villages are located in Union Township: Mount Cory
Mount Cory, Ohio
Mount Cory is a village in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The population was 203 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mount Cory is located at ....
in the south, and Rawson
Rawson, Ohio
Rawson is a village in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The population was 465 at the 2000 census.Rawson was the birthplace of Cassius Jackson Keyser, an American mathematician.-Geography:Rawson is located at ....
in the east.