Scioto Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
Scioto Township, Pickaway County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
The District #2 Schoolhouse, a historic site in the township | |
Location of Scioto Township in Pickaway County | |
Coordinates: 39°45′59″N 83°4′8″W / 39.76639°N 83.06889°WCoordinates: 39°45′59″N 83°4′8″W / 39.76639°N 83.06889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Pickaway |
Area | |
• Total | 45.0 sq mi (116.6 km2) |
• Land | 44.5 sq mi (115.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
Elevation[1] | 850 ft (259 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 9,165 |
• Density | 206.0/sq mi (79.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 39-70870[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086803[1] |
Scioto Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,165 people in the township, 8,120 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jackson Township, Franklin County - north
- Hamilton Township, Franklin County - northeast
- Harrison Township - east
- Jackson Township - south
- Muhlenberg Township - southwest
- Darby Township - west
- Pleasant Township, Franklin County - northwest
Two villages are located in Scioto Township: Commercial Point in the center, and Orient in the northwest.
Name and history
It is one of five Scioto Townships statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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.
References
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Pickaway County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.