Allen Township, Hancock County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
) Lake at Van Buren State Park | |
) Location of Allen Township in Hancock County. | |
| Coordinates: 41°7′13″N 83°38′51″W / 41.12028°N 83.64750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Hancock |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.3 sq mi (60.4 km2) |
| • Land | 23.2 sq mi (60.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,533 |
| • Density | 109/sq mi (42.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-01308[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086238[1] |
| Website | www |
Allen Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,533,[3] up from 2,110 in the 2000 census.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Bloom Township, Wood County - northeast
- Cass Township - east
- Marion Township - southeast
- Liberty Township - southwest
- Portage Township - west
- Henry Township, Wood County - northwest
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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Allen township, Hancock County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.