Shawnee Township, Allen County, Ohio
Township
The Griffith Breese Farm, a historic site in the township
Location of Shawnee Township, Allen County, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°41′49″N 84°9′15″W / 40.69694°N 84.15417°W / 40.69694; -84.15417
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Allen
Area
• Total	29.3 sq mi (75.8 km2)
• Land	29.0 sq mi (75.1 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation [1]	840 ft (256 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	12,482
• Density	429/sq mi (165.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-71955[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085699[1]
Website	shawneetownship.com

Shawnee Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,482 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Geography

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

• American Township - north
• Bath Township - northeast corner
• Perry Township - east
• Duchouquet Township, Auglaize County - south
• Logan Township, Auglaize County - southwest
• Amanda Township - northwest

Part of Lima is located in northeastern Shawnee Township. Fort Shawnee is located in the township's eastern sections; currently unincorporated, it was a village until its dissolution in 2012.

Name and history

It is the only Shawnee Township statewide.^[4]

One historic site in the township, the Griffith Breese Farm, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

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,^[6] 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.