| Taylor Township, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Municipalities and townships of Union County | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Union |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.6 sq mi (69.0 km2) |
| • Land | 26.6 sq mi (69.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,444 |
| • Density | 54.2/sq mi (20.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-76194[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087083[1] |
Taylor Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,444 people in the township.[3]
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Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Taylor Township, although the unincorporated community of Broadway lies in the township's west..
It is the only Taylor Township statewide, although there is a Taylor Creek Township in Hardin County.
Taylor was the last township to be organized in Union County, on December 5, 1849.[4]
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 fiscal officer,[5] 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 fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
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