Scott Township is one of the fifteen
townships of
Marion 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. The
2020 census found 571 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Dallas Township, Crawford County - north
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Whetstone Township, Crawford County - northeast corner
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Tully Township - east
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Canaan Township, Morrow County - southeast corner
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Claridon Township - south
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Marion Township - southwest corner
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Grand Prairie Township - west
No municipalities are located in Scott Township, although the
unincorporated community
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of
Kirkpatrick lies in the northern part of the township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Scott Townships are located in
Adams,
Brown, and
Sandusky counties.
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.
Police protection in Scott Township is provided by the Marion County Sheriff
A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland, the , which is common ...
’s Department.
Education
Children in Scott Township attend one of two different school systems: those from the western part of the township attend the Ridgedale Local School District, while those from the eastern part attend the River Valley Local School District.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Marion County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio