Union District, Jackson County, West Virginia
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Union District, formerly Union Magisterial District, is one of five historic magisterial districts in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. The district was originally known as Hushan's Mills Township, one of five civil townships established in 1863, at the height of the Civil War; it was subsequently given the patriotic name of Union Township.[1] In 1872, West Virginia's townships were converted into magisterial districts.[2] When Jackson County was redistricted in the 1990s, the area of Union District was included in the new Western Magisterial District.[3] However, the county's historic magisterial districts continue to exist in the form of tax districts, serving all of their former administrative functions except for the election of county officials.[4]
Union District, Jackson County, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°51′57″N 81°49′27″W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Jackson |
Established | 1863 |
Area | |
• Total | 49.90 sq mi (129.24 km2) |
• Land | 47.64 sq mi (123.39 km2) |
• Water | 2.26 sq mi (5.85 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | N/A |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |