York Township, Union County, Ohio

York Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,341 people in the township.

York Township, Union County, Ohio
Township
School at York Center
Location of York Township in Union County
Coordinates: 40°24′41″N 83°27′31″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Union
Area
• Total	37.5 sq mi (97.1 km2)
• Land	37.5 sq mi (97.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,007 ft (307 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,341
• Density	36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-87122[3]
GNIS feature ID	1087086[1]

Geography

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

• Washington Township - north
• Jackson Township - northeast
• Claibourne Township - east
• Taylor Township - southeast
• Liberty Township - south
• Perry Township, Logan County - southwest
• Bokes Creek Township, Logan County - northwest

No municipalities are located in York Township, although it has the unincorporated communities of Somersville and York Center.

Name and history

It is one of ten York Townships statewide.^[4] The township was organized in 1834.^[5]

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 fiscal officer,^[6] 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.