• Source: Allen Township, Hancock County, Ohio

      • 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:

      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.


      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.


      References




      External links


      Allen Township official website

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