Lynn Township, Hardin County, Ohio

Lynn Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Lynn Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Township
	Cornfield in the township's southeast
	Location of Lynn Township, Hardin County, Ohio
	Coordinates: 40°38′35″N 83°43′35″W / 40.64306°N 83.72639°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Hardin
Area
• Total	25.06 sq mi (64.91 km2)
• Land	25.06 sq mi (64.90 km2)
• Water	0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	994 ft (303 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	591
• Density	24/sq mi (9.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-45598
GNIS feature ID	1086264

Lynn Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 591.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Lynn Township.

Name and history

Lynn Township was established in 1857.^[4] The township's name most likely comes from the linden trees which were once abundant there, although a share of the pioneer settlers had the last name Lynn.^[5] It is the only Lynn Township statewide.^[6] According to his obituary, Sgt John Wesley Flinn (1823-1901) built the first cabin after the township was organized in 1859.

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.