Allen Township, Union County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Allen Township is one of the fourteen townships
of Union County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 1,518 people in the township.
No municipalities are located in Allen Township.
, Hancock
, and Ottawa
Counties.
Allen Township was organized on June 5, 1827. One of the township's first settlers was Angus Clark; his son Shepard became a leading farmer in the township, and the Clark family property is today a local landmark known as "The Fort
".
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Union County
Union County, Ohio
Union County is a county located in the US state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,300. Increasingly becoming more of a suburban county, the population was estimated at 47,234 in 2007 by the U.S. Census Bureau...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 1,518 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:- Liberty TownshipLiberty Township, Union County, OhioLiberty Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,705 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*York Township - north...
- north - Paris TownshipParis Township, Union County, OhioParis Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 17,549 people in the township, 1,617 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- east - Union TownshipUnion Township, Union County, OhioUnion Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,565 people in the township, 939 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southeast - Rush Township, Champaign CountyRush Township, Champaign County, OhioRush Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,779 people in the township, 874 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southwest - Zane Township, Logan CountyZane Township, Logan County, OhioZane Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 968 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:*Perry Township - north...
- west
No municipalities are located in Allen Township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Allen Townships are located in DarkeAllen Township, Darke County, Ohio
Allen Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,158 people in the township, 725 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, Hancock
Allen Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Allen Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,110 people in the township, 1,797 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, and Ottawa
Allen Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
Allen Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,591 people in the township, 3,297 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
Counties.
Allen Township was organized on June 5, 1827. One of the township's first settlers was Angus Clark; his son Shepard became a leading farmer in the township, and the Clark family property is today a local landmark known as "The Fort
The Fort (North Lewisburg, Ohio)
The Fort is a prominent historic house in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located northeast of the village of North Lewisburg in Union County, this two-story brick building is a local landmark. Built in 1877, it is a square structure, measuring five bays wide on each of its sides...
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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, 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.External links