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'Union' is a city in Montgomery and Miami counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 5,574 at the 2000 census, and 5,920 at the 2005 census estimate.^[4]

Contents

Geography

Transportation

Trivia

Government

Demographics

Education

References

External links

Geography

Union is located at (39.900154, -84.313494).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.1 km² (4.3 mi²). The Stillwater River runs on its East side.

Transportation

One major state highway, State Route 48, runs north and south through Union. In Union, State Route 48 is known as Main Street.
Other notable streets in Union include Martindale Road, Sweet Potato Ridge Road, and Phillipsburg-Union Road.

Trivia

The city of West Union, Ohio, the county seat of Adams County, actually lies about 100 miles east of Union.
-The popular YouTube show and WB pilot "Nobody's Watching" stars two characters who are natives of Union.

Government

Union has a mayor/council/manager form of government. The current mayor is Larry Beyer,^[5] and John P. Applegate is Union's City Manager.^[6]
On November 18, 2006 Mayor Robert Packard died after collapsing while performing a wedding at city hall. Due to the city's charter the Vice-mayor (Larry Beyer) became the new mayor of Union.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,574 people, 2,080 households, and 1,609 families residing in the city. The population density was 502.8/km² (1,302.0/mi²). There were 2,167 housing units at an average density of 195.5/km² (506.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.88% White, 0.91% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.
There were 2,080 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $50,471, and the median income for a family was $55,139. Males had a median income of $39,944 versus $25,430 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,260. About 2.5% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Union residents west of the Stillwater River are served by the Northmont City School District of Montgomery County, Ohio. The schools that Union children attend include:

★ Northmont High School

★ Northmont Middle School

★ O.R. Edgington Elementary

★ Union Elementary
East of the Stillwater River, students attend Vandalia-Butler City School District.^[7]

References

1. http://www.union.oh.us/hist.html City history. Retrieved 16 November, 2006.
2. http://www.union.oh.us/hist.html City history. Retrieved 16 November, 2006.
3. http://www.tcnewsnet.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=230&ArticleID=142476&TM=238 Union's New Mayor. Retrieved December 14, 2006
4. http://factfinder.census.gov/ Population Finder - American FactFinder. Retrieved 16 November, 2006.
5. http://www.tcnewsnet.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=230&ArticleID=142476&TM=238 Form of Government. Retrieved 14 December, 2006.
6. http://www.union.oh.us/genad.html WELCOME. Retrieved 16 November, 2006.
7. http://www.union.oh.us/school.html Local Schools. Retrieved 16 November, 2006.

External links

★ Official site

★ Northmont City School District

★ Vandalia-Butler City School District