Allen Township, Hancock County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°7′13″N 83°38′51″W / 41.12028°N 83.64750°W / 41.12028; -83.64750CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyHancockArea

• Total23.3 sq mi (60.4 km²) • Land23.2 sq mi (60.1 km²) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

794 ft (242 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total2,754 • Density120/sq mi (46/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-01308^[3]GNIS feature ID1086238^[1]Websitewww.allentownship.com

Allen Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,754.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Several populated places are located in Allen Township:

Part of Findlay, a city and the county seat of Hancock County, in the south
Van Buren, a village in the north
Mortimer, an unincorporated community in the center

Name and history

Statewide, other Allen Townships are located in Darke, Ottawa, and Union counties.^[4]

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,^[5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Allen township,, Hancock County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.