Allen Township is one of the fourteen
townships of
Union County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 2,365 people in the township.
History
Statewide, other Allen Townships are located in
Darke,
Hancock, and
Ottawa
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Counties.
Allen Township was organized on June 5, 1827.
The town was named for Daniel Allen, one of the first settlers to the area. Allen was one of the first thirteen citizens to vote in the township, and was one of the first
trustees.
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".
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Liberty Township - north
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Paris Township - east
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Union Township - southeast
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Rush Township, Champaign County - southwest
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Zane Township, Logan County - west
No municipalities are located in Allen Township.
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
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Union County, Ohio
Populated places established in 1827
1827 establishments in Ohio
Townships in Ohio