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Union Township is one of eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, located in the central part of the county. It is bounded on the south by the Little Miami River and across the river by Hamilton Township; on the east by Salem Township; on the north by Turtlecreek Township; on the west and south by Deerfield Township. It was established January 3, 1815 and named Union as it was formed from parts of Deerfield and Turtlecreek Townships. The 2000 census found 4,668 people in the township, up slightly from the 4,631 in 1990.
The smallest township in the county, it originally had fifteen full and six fractional sections of land totalling 11,970 acres. However, a large portion of the township has been annexed into South Lebanon, Lebanon, and Mason. The village of South Lebanon remains within the township, but Mason and Lebanon are not and that land has been lost. The township is prone to flooding from the Little Miami and Turtle Creek.
The entire township is in the Symmes Purchase and was surveyed in accordance with the unusual plan Symmes chose.
There is significant gravel mining in the township. Interstate 71 crosses the township from southwest to northeast and State Route 48 from south to north. US Route 42 clips the northwest corner of the township. Formerly, the Middletown and Cincinnati Railroad crossed the township, but all track southeast of US Route 42 has been abandoned and lifted. The city of Lebanon's sewage treatment plant is here, along the Little Miami River.
Most of the township is in the Kings Local School District, which was formerly known as the Deerfield-Union Local School District, while parts are in the Lebanon City School District, the Mason City School District, and the Little Miami Local School District.
Telephone service is provided through the South Lebanon, Lebanon, Mason, and Morrow exchanges, while the South Lebanon, Lebanon, Kings Mills, and Morrow post offices serve the township.
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