Scioto Township is one of the eighteen
townships of
Delaware County,
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, United States. As of the
2020 census the population was 3,742.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Thompson Township - north
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Radnor Township - northeast
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Delaware Township - east
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Concord Township - southeast
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Millcreek Township, Union County - south
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Dover Township, Union County - southwest
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Leesburg Township, Union County - northwest
The village of
Ostrander is located in southwestern Scioto Township.
Name and history
Scioto Township was formed in 1814.
It is one of five
Scioto Townships statewide.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Delaware County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio