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Union Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 857 and it contained 363 housing units.[2]

Union Township
Township
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°53′59″N 86°07′27″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 [1]	810 ft (247 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	857
• Density	39.4/sq mi (15.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	46921, 46926, 46951
GNIS feature ID	453925

History

Union Township was first settled in the spring of 1835.[3] Union Township was organized in 1837.[4]

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.[2]

Unincorporated towns

• Deedsville at 40.91032°N 86.101106°W / 40.91032; -86.101106
• Perrysburg at 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

References

• "Union Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Union Township

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