Union Township, Branch County, Michigan

Union Township, Michigan
Location within Branch County (red) and the administered village of Union City (pink)
Union Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Union Township
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°03′20″N 85°07′22″W / 42.05556°N 85.12278°W / 42.05556; -85.12278
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyBranch
Area
  Total
36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2)
  Land35.4 sq mi (91.8 km2)
  Water0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation
942 ft (287 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,942
  Density82/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code26-81280
GNIS feature ID1627184

Union Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,942 at the 2020 census.

The village of Union City is the only incorporated municipality in the township. The only other settlement in the primarily agricultural township is the unincorporated community of Hodunk, situated on the boundary with adjacent Girard Township near the junction of Hog Creek and the Coldwater River. Hodunk is at 42°00′53″N 85°03′42″W / 42.01472°N 85.06167°W / 42.01472; -85.06167. The FIPS place code is 38580.