Country United States County Hancock FIPS code 39-01308 Elevation 242 m Population 2,110 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086238 Local time Sunday 4:55 AM | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 68% Humidity Area 61.9 km² (61.38 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
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.
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Map of Allen Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Several populated places are located in Allen Township:
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.