Union Township (Champaign County, Ohio)

Union Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 2,210 people living in the township, 2,106 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.GeographyLocated in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Wayne Township - northRush Township - northeast cornerGoshen Township - eastPleasant Township, Clark County - southMoorefield Township, Clark County - southwestUrbana Township - westSalem Township - northwest The village of Mutual is located in the center of the township.Name and historyUnion Township was established about 1805, but since the records were lost the exact date is likely unknown.It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.Union Township is the location of a Native American mound, the Carl Potter Mound. Believed to be a work of the Adena culture, the mound is an archaeological site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.