Allen Township, Union County, Ohio

Allen Township, Union County, Ohio
Allen Township, Union County, Ohio
Township
	The Fort outside North Lewisburg
	Location of Allen Township in Union County
	Coordinates: 40°14′59″N83°29′24″W / 40.24972°N 83.49000°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Union
Area
• Total	30.1 sq mi (78.0 km2)
• Land	30.1 sq mi (77.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	1,027 ft (313 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,365
• Density	78.6/sq mi (30.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-01336
GNIS feature ID	1087073
Website	Allen Township

Last updated September 04, 2023

Allen Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,365 people in the township.

History

Statewide, other Allen Townships are located in Darke, Hancock, and Ottawa Counties.^[4]

Allen Township was organized on June 5, 1827.^[5] 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.^[5]

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".^[6]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Liberty Township - north
Paris Township - east
Union Township - southeast
Rush Township, Champaign County - southwest
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,^[7] 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.

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References

1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
↑ "Allen township, Union County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
1 2 "History of Allen Township". Allen Township. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
↑ Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1363.
↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

Honda's major Marysville Auto Plant is the most important employer in Allen Township.

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[GR3-1] 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2] "Allen township, Union County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 3, 2023.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[4] "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.

[history-5] 1 2 "History of Allen Township". Allen Township. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.

[6] Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1363.

[7] §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Union County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Marysville
Cities	Dublin‡ Marysville	Map of Ohio highlighting Union County
Villages	Magnetic Springs Milford Center Plain City‡ Richwood Unionville Center
Townships	Allen Claibourne Darby Dover Jackson Jerome Leesburg Liberty Millcreek Paris Taylor Union Washington Washington‡ York
CDPs	New California Raymond
Unincorporated communities	Adena Pointe Allen Center Arbela Arnold Bridgeport Broadway Byhalia Chuckery Claibourne Dipple Essex Fleetwood Park Irwin Jerome Lunda New Dover Otter Peoria Pharisburg Pottersburg Somersville Watkins West Jackson Woodland Woodview Park York Center
Ghost town	Homer
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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