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A town of 890.
Union Township’s mean commuting time is 41 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 994 Ohio towns, just one has a higher age of the median resident than Union Township. Petersburg Mill is on the National Register of Historic Places. Union Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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Census counts: 889 in 1840, a low of 432 in 1930, 868 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1894 and 5 maps from 1910 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Union Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Union Township.
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Union Township, 67% come from inland flooding and 8% from drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For residents in Union Township, the share who live below the poverty line is 26%. In Union Township, the typical household income is $45,000, below both the Ohio town median ($75,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Also worth knowing: since 2013, Union Township has lost 52 jobs, to 20 in 2023. The top destinations are Carrollton (13%), Canton (6%) and Jackson Township (5%).
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 26% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $45,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Union Township, 81% of adults had a checkup this year. Among adults here, 33% get no exercise outside work and 19% smoke cigarettes.
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Union Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 19.2% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Union Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Union Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Ohio, US
Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 868.
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Union Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.