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By law there is always an odd number of township commissioners. A second-class township usually has three supervisors, elected at large for six-year terms. A referendum may allow a second-class township's board of supervisors to expand to five members. Some townships have home-rule charters, which allow for a mayor/council form of government.
A township, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government.All of Pennsylvania's communities outside of incorporated cities, boroughs, and one town have been incorporated into individual townships that serve as the legal entities providing local self-government functions.
The United States Office of Management and Budget [15] has designated Union County as the Lewisburg, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA). As of the 2010 census [ 16 ] the micropolitan area ranked 12th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 263rd most populous in the United States with a population of 44,947.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.8 square miles (27.9 km 2), all land.. Union Township is bordered by East Buffalo Township to the north, the West Branch Susquehanna River to the east, over which lies Northumberland County, Snyder County to the south and Limestone Township to the west.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years.
As of the census [4] of 2000, there were 3,313 people, 1,163 households, and 860 families residing in the township. The population density was 129.8 inhabitants per square mile (50.1/km 2 ). There were 1,242 housing units at an average density of 48.7 per square mile (18.8/km 2 ).
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Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia. Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 through a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of the state's namesake. Before that, between 1638 and 1655, a southeast portion of the state was part of New Sweden, a Swedish colony.