Scipio Township is one of the fifteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Seneca County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2010 census found 1,729 people in the township, 1,180 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Adams Township - north
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Thompson Township - northeast corner
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Reed Township - east
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Venice Township - southeast corner
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Bloom Township - south
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Eden Township - southwest corner
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Clinton Township - west
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Pleasant Township - northwest corner
The village of
Republic
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is located in central Scipio Township.
Name and history
Scipio Township was organized in 1824. It was named after
Scipio, New York
Scipio is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,713 at the 2010 census. Scipio is centrally located in the southern half of the county, south of Auburn.
History
Scipio was part of the Central New York Military T ...
, the former hometown of many of its early settlers.
Statewide, the only other Scipio Township is located in
Meigs 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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. 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 Seneca County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio