American Township, Allen County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = American Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of American Township, Allen County, Ohio.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Allen

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area_total_km2 = 63.4
area_land_km2 = 63.4
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 24.5
area_land_sq_mi = 24.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 15516
population_density_km2 = 244.7
population_density_sq_mi = 633.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 251
elevation_ft = 823
latd = 40 |latm = 46 |lats = 1 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 9 |longs = 59 |longEW = W

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American Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 15,516 people in the township (exclusive of Lima), 13,599 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39003 Allen County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Sugar Creek Township - north
*Bath Township - east
*Perry Township - southeastern corner
*Shawnee Township - south
*Amanda Township - southwest
*Marion Township - northwest

Two municipalities are located in American Township: the village of Elida in the northwest, and part of the city of Lima, the county seat of Allen County, in the southeast.

Name and history

It is the only American Township statewide. American Township was named German Township until 1918 when the township's citizens successfully petitioned for the name change. The petition cited Anti-German sentiment as the primary reason for the request. [ [http://www.americantownship.com/townshipInformation/history.php American Township History] American Township, Allen County, Ohio, Ohio, 2007. Accessed 29 September 2007.]

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.allen.oh.us County website]