Urbana Township, Champaign County, Ohio

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Urbana Township, Ohio
Location of Champaign County in Ohio
Location of Champaign County in Ohio
Coordinates: 40°6′2″N 83°45′9″W / 40.10056, -83.7525
Country United States
State Ohio
County Champaign
Area
 - Total 43.6 sq mi (113.0 km²)
 - Land 43.4 sq mi (112.5 km²)
 - Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
Elevation [1] 1,056 ft (322 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 14,968
 - Density 344.6/sq mi (133.1/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43078
Area code(s) 937
FIPS code 39-79086[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085848[1]
Municipalities and townships of Champaign County.
Municipalities and townships of Champaign County.
Farmland in southern Urbana Township.
Farmland in southern Urbana Township.

Urbana Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 14,968 people in the township, 3,366 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Most of the city of Urbana, the county seat of Union County, is located in northern Urbana Township.

[edit] Name and history

It is the only Urbana Township statewide.

[edit] Government

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.

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