Spencer Township, Allen County, Ohio
Township
Fields west of Spencerville from State Route 117
Location of Spencer Township, Allen County, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°42′56″N 84°21′30″W / 40.71556°N 84.35833°W / 40.71556; -84.35833
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Allen
Area
• Total	23.4 sq mi (60.5 km2)
• Land	23.3 sq mi (60.4 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	823 ft (251 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,067
• Density	132/sq mi (50.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-73982[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085700[1]

Spencer Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,067 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Marion Township - northeast
• Amanda Township - east
• Logan Township, Auglaize County - southeast
• Salem Township, Auglaize County - southwest
• Jennings Township, Van Wert County - west

The village of Spencerville is located in southern Spencer Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Spencer Townships are located in Guernsey, Lucas, and Medina counties and formerly in Hamilton County.

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,^[4] 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.