Town file
Shawnee Township, Ohio
Shawnee Township, Ohio (Allen County, Ohio) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 323, "Grumpy Violent Old Men" (1 October 2022). Shawnee Township lies in Allen County in north-west Ohio, close to Lima and nearer to Fort Wayne than to Columbus.
- Town
- Shawnee Township
- County
- Allen County
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 323
- Approximate location
- 39.140, -84.778
Episode 323 / 1 October 2022 / 67 min / express
Grumpy Violent Old Men
"We are going all the way to Ohio this week, western Ohio, northwest Ohio, closer to Fort Wayne than Columbus; later a deputy of the Allen County Sheriff's Department works the case in Shawnee Township." about 0:03:17
The case: Murder of Ronald Ream (October 17th, 2011). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2022
- Population
- about 12,105
- Median household income
- $69,942
- Median home value
- $146,500
History, in brief
- The town's motto is 'where nature meets history'. about 0:04:17
- Shawnee was originally located in Salt Lake Township. about 0:04:51
- It was not officially settled until 1854 because it was so remote. about 0:04:56
- It was not platted until 1872, when an investor bought a farm and decided to build a town there. about 0:05:03
- It began as a farming place and then got into mining; by the 1930s the mines had dried up, leaving hillsides scarred with thousands of mine openings and piles of useless coal. about 0:05:22
- Nobody wanted the worked-out land, so the federal government began buying it and designating it part of the Wayne National Forest, Ohio's only national forest. about 0:05:36
- The last of the coal mines and b factories closed for good by 1972. about 0:05:56
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A great place to raise a family, with excellent schools and a safe community thanks to its own full-time police and fire department; there is not a ton to do, but it is within driving distance of the larger cities."about 0:06:10
4 stars
"Really boring here, but Ohio is really boring in general; it has good schools and good neighbourhoods and people are fairly pleasant."about 0:06:55
3 stars
"Not many people are friendly or outgoing."about 0:07:13
3 stars
"Doesn't hear much about crime in Shawnee Township."about 0:07:20
3 stars
"After graduating from college the reviewer will not return."about 0:07:20
3 stars
"Not much to do around here, however the people who live in this area are very warm, welcoming people; nobody gives it one star."about 0:07:47
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Edgewood, Kentucky15 miles
- Dillsboro, Indiana17 miles
- Fairfield, Ohio18 miles
- Highland Heights, Kentucky19 miles
- Eaton, Ohio43 miles
- Waynesville, Ohio46 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.