Allen Township is one of the twelve
townships
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of
Ottawa County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 3,773 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
*
Jerusalem Township, Lucas County - north
*
Benton Township - east
*
Clay Township - south
*
Lake Township, Wood County - west
*
Northwood - northwest, south of Oregon
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Oregon
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- northwest, north of Northwood
The village of
Clay Center Clay Center can refer to a community in the United States:
*Clay Center, Kansas
* Clay Center, Nebraska
*Clay Center, Ohio
* Clay Center, West Virginia
It can also refer to an astronomical observatory and learning center at the Dexter School
The ...
is located in the southern part of the township, and the
unincorporated communities
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of
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and
Williston lie in the township's north.
Name and history
Statewide, other Allen Townships are located in
Darke,
Hancock
Hancock may refer to:
Places
Places in the United States
* Hancock, Iowa
* Hancock, Maine
* Hancock, Maryland
* Hancock, Massachusetts
* Hancock, Michigan
* Hancock, Minnesota
* Hancock, Missouri
* Hancock, New Hampshire
** Hancock (CDP), New H ...
, 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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
County website
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Townships in Ottawa County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio