Union Township, Hancock County, Ohio

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Union Township is a township in Hancock County, Ohio. It contains the villages of Mount Cory and Rawson.

Map of Hancock County, Ohio Highlighting Union Township

It is bordered by Blanchard Township (north), Liberty Township (notheast), Eagle Township (east), Van Buren Township (southeast), Orange Township (south), Allen County (southwest), and Putnam County (northwest).

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.