Scioto County is a

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located along the Ohio River in the south central region of the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,008. Its

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. The county was founded March 24, 1804, from Adams County and is named for a Native American word referring to deer or deer-hunting. Scioto County comprises the Portsmouth, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at the confluence of the Scioto and

rivers.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.0%) is water. Many parts of Scioto County are heavily forested, especially in the western half of the county with Shawnee State Park.

Adjacent counties

* Pike County (north) * Jackson County (northeast) * Lawrence County (southeast) *

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(south) *

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(southwest) * Adams County (west)

National protected area

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(part)

Other parks

Shawnee State Forest and Park, the state's largest with over , covers most of western Scioto County, and Brush Creek State Park touches part of northwestern Scioto County. The county also has numerous parks and recreational areas in each of its townships, including

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Park on U.S. 52 west of Portsmouth. Public lands in the county also include the

on the Ironton Ranger District. The forest encompasses almost in three townships in Scioto County (Vernon , Green township , and Bloom 4,008.29 acres). Within the city limits of Portsmouth, there are fourteen parks for the residents and for community use. These parks include Alexandria Park (Ohio and Scioto River confluence), Allard Park (Bonser Avenue in Sciotoville), Bannon Park (near Farley Square), Branch Rickey Park (on Williams Street near levee), Buckeye Park (near Branch Rickey Park), Cyndee Secrest Park (Sciotoville), Dr. Hartlage Park (Rose Street in Sciotoville), Labold Park (near Spartan Stadium), Larry Hisle Park (23rd Street and Thomas Avenue), Mound Park (17th and Hutchins Streets), York Park (riverfront), Spartan Stadium, Tracy Park (Chillicothe and Gay Streets), and Weghorst Park (Fourth and Jefferson Streets).

Demographics

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 79,195 people, 30,871 households, and 21,362 families residing in the county. The

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was 129 people per square mile (50/km²). There were 34,054 housing units at an average density of 56 per square mile (21/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.88%

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, 2.73%

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, 0.63% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.18% from

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, and 1.31% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 30,871 households, out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.30% were married couples living together, 13.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.40% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $28,008, and the median income for a family was $34,691. Males had a median income of $32,063 versus $21,562 for females. The

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for the county was $15,408. About 15.20% of families and 19.30% of the population were below the

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, including 25.40% of those under age 18 and 12.80% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the

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, there were 79,499 people, 30,870 households, and 20,911 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 34,142 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 94.4% white, 2.7% black or African American, 0.5% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 22.9% were German, 15.0% were

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, 12.1% were American, and 10.1% were English. Of the 30,870 households, 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.3% were non-families, and 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.96. The median age was 38.8 years. The median income for a household in the county was $32,812 and the median income for a family was $44,122. Males had a median income of $40,876 versus $29,675 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,778. About 16.4% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the

, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

This county is a bit of a swing county, as most elections prior to 2016 were won by close margins. However, Donald Trump won well over 60% of the county's vote in 2016, and 71% in 2020.

Government

Portsmouth is the county seat for Scioto County; the county courthouse is located at the corner of Sixth and Court streets. It was designed by John Scudder Adkins and constructed in 1936 during the Great Depression as a public works project . The county jail, once located in the courthouse, is now located in a new facility at the site of the former

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rail depot, near U.S. 23. It was constructed in 2006. Scioto County is the site of the state's

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, which is located in Lucasville. The facility is Ohio's only maximum security prison and is the site of Ohio's death house, where death row inmates are executed. The county maintenance garage is also located in Lucasville.

County officials

* Scioto County Commissioners: Scottie Powell (R), Cathy Coleman (R), and Bryan Davis (R). * Scioto County Engineer: Darren LeBrun (R) * Auditor: David L. Green (D) * Treasurer: William K. Ogg (D) * Recorder: Gail Alley (D) * Clerk of Courts: Kathy Shupert (R) * Sheriff: David Thoroughman (R) * Prosecutor: Shane Tieman (R) Source

Economy

Scioto County's economy has been strongly based on that of Portsmouth after heavy industry replaced agriculture and river trade as most important. Through the early 20th century and until the 1970s,

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such as steel mills and shoe factories drove the county's economy. Since the closure of these factories, Scioto County has suffered a loss of jobs and revenue. In the early 21st century, the

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and healthcare, such as the Southern Ohio Medical Center (SOMC), is the largest employer in the county. Scioto County is home to the newest state university in Ohio,

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. Shawnee State enrolls between 3,300 and 4,000 students and grants associate, baccalaureate and master's degrees. Much of the recent economic growth and change in the county is related to SOMC and Shawnee State University. Recently Infra-Metals announced the development of a new steel shipping/fabrication site in New Boston, Ohio in the Bob Walton Industrial Park. This plant is under construction and will have access to both barge and rail loading facilities. In November 2002, the Portsmouth

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Enrichment Plant in nearby Piketon was recognized as an ANS Nuclear Historic Landmark by the American Nuclear Society. It had served a military function from 1952 until the mid-1960s, when the mission changed from enriching uranium for nuclear weapons to one focused on producing fuel for commercial nuclear power plants. The Portsmouth Uranium Enrichment Plant ended enriching operations in 2001. It began to support operational and administrative functions and perform external contract work. All uranium enrichment in the area has been taken over by a sister plant located in

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. Uranium enrichment functions had been shared by the two plants.

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interests in the area remain strong, and the American Centrifuge Plant was constructed in the first decade of the 21st century in Piketon. This commercial uranium enrichment facility was expected to employ up to 500 people and reach an initial annual production level of 3.5 million SWU by 2010. Scioto County has also been the benefactor of Suncoke ( coke (fuel) production). Sole Choice, Inc., the largest manufacturer of

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in the world, is located in the county. Graf Brothers Flooring and Lumber, the world's largest manufacturer of rift and quartered oak products, has two satellite log yards in the county. The company's main office is located across the river in South Shore, Kentucky.

Education

Colleges and universities

The Ohio University Southern Campus was located in Scioto County until the early 1980s when it was relocated to Lawrence County ( Ironton). The former Ohio University buildings were used by Shawnee State Community College. The curriculum and facilities were developed to a full four-year undergraduate program and graduate studies, being established in 1986 as

from the former Scioto County Technical College, Ohio's thirteenth and newest institution of higher education.

K–12 schools

Scioto County has ten public

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s , one career technical center, one

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system, and one

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system, as well as several

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. These districts include Bloom-Vernon (South Webster), Clay, Green, Minford, New Boston, Northwest, Notre Dame (Catholic), Portsmouth, Scioto County Career Technical Center (serving both K–12 and post-secondary students), Sciotoville Community School/East HS (charter), Valley, Washington-Nile (Ports. West) and Wheelersburg. ''See also Ohio High School Athletic Association and Southern Ohio Conference''

Libraries

The Portsmouth Public Library was established as a Carnegie library in 1906. It now has four branch facilities and a bookmobile to serve the county as well. The library has branches in Lucasville, New Boston, South Webster and Wheelersburg.

Transportation

Highways

Scioto County is served by two major highways, the north–south U.S. 23 and the east–west U.S. 52. Other routes include SR 73, SR 104, SR 125, SR 139, SR 140, SR 335, SR 348, SR 522, SR 728, SR 776, and SR 823.

Rail

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offers a railyard for long-distance shipping and is currently reopening the repair shops.

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offers a passenger service to the Portsmouth/Scioto County area under the ''Cardinal'' route. The

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is located in South Shore, Kentucky, across the Ohio River.

Air

Scioto County offers air services with the Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport located in Minford, Ohio, which is approximately northeast of Portsmouth on SR 335. The nearest airport with scheduled passenger service is West Virginia's Huntington/Tri-State Airport (HTS) located approximately east of Portsmouth on

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Public transportation

Public transportation for Scioto County is offered throug
Access Scioto County (ASC)

Media

Scioto County is a dividing line of numerous television markets, which includes the Columbus,

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and Huntington- Charleston markets. Local television stations include: WSAZ-NBC,(channel 3.1) WZAS-myNetwork (myZtv channel 3.2), WOWK-CBS (channel 13.1), WCHS-ABC (channel 8.1) and WQCW, a CW affiliate with an office in Portsmouth and Charleston, and more recently WTZP "The Zone" which is an America One Affiliate that offers a larger amount of local programming such as news, high school sports, community events and locally produced shows about the area. Local radio stations WIOI,

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, WNXT, and WZZZ serve the radio listeners in the county and surrounding areas. The county is also served by three

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''Portsmouth Daily Times''
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''Community Common''
is a free bi-weekly newspaper, and th
''Scioto Voice''
is a weekly newspaper that is mailed to subscribers. Th
''University Chronicle''
is the student-led newspaper at Shawnee State University. Of these only three are actually locally owned and operated (WTZP, WIOI, and ''The Scioto Voice'').

Sports

Professional

Scioto County had a series of semi-pro football teams in the 1920s and 1930s, the most notable being the Portsmouth Shoe-Steels, whose roster included

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. From 1929 to 1933, Portsmouth was home to a professional football team, The Portsmouth Spartans. This team later became the NFL franchise Detroit Lions in 1934. The

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also competed in the first professional football night game versus the Green Bay Packers in 1930. On the baseball front, the Portsmouth Explorers were one of the original teams in the

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, a non-affiliated minor league baseball organization. The Explorers played in the league's first three seasons, from 1993 to 1995. In 1938, Portsmouth was also the home of the Portsmouth Red Birds, a minor league team owned by the

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Collegiate

Shawnee State University (SSU) is a member of the

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(NAIA-Division II). SSU has participated in 24 National Championships in 6 of 11 sponsored sports. The university's women's basketball team has won an NAIA National Title in 1999 and finished in the final four in 1995. The softball team has had national exposure as well, reaching the "Sweet 16" on several occasions. The team finished 10th in 1992, 8th in 1995, 9th in 1996, and 9th in 2001.

Amateur

The twelve local high schools, the other educational institutions, the adult leagues, and the development leagues (e.g. AAU and club organizations) generate a great deal of participation as either participants or as followers of sports' teams. The teams have made 60 trips to the Ohio High School Athletic Association championships, winning 19 state titles. These have included four softball titles (Clay HS in 1980, 1981, & 1983 and Wheelersburg HS in 2016); five baseball titles (East HS in 1973, Valley HS in 1975, and Wheelersburg HS in 1996, 2012, and 2013); four football titles (two by Notre Dame HS in 1967 and 1970 and two by Wheelersburg HS in 1989 and 2017); and six boys' basketball titles (1931, 1961, 1978, and 1988 by Portsmouth HS and 2006 by South Webster HS). Portsmouth High School

Culture

The Vern Riffe Arts Center, on the campus of

, hosts many local and traveling performances, including

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plays and Miss Ohio pageants. Scioto County is home to the Boneyfiddle Historical District (which is on the

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), SSU's Clark Planetarium, the 1810 House, Greenup Locks & Dam, the Philip Moore Stone House,

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' Memorabilia Exhibit, the Southern Ohio Museum and

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Events

Scioto County is best known for Portsmouth's " River Days" activities that include a parade, a pageant associated with the local high schools, boat races on the Ohio River (in the past), musical performances and a carnival. River Days occurs on Labor Day (the first Monday of September) weekend with the activities beginning on Thursday evening and the parade and pageant on Saturday. The Scioto County Fair is held on the first full week of August of each year. It is one of the largest in the state, drawing approximately 75,000 visitors each year (with the single-day record being 17,000). The first county fair was held in 1828; in 1908 Lucasville became the official site when three fairs (Mount Joy, Portsmouth and Lucasville) merged into one. The

' Homecoming Festival is held each June, and the county has numerous fireworks displays on the

Communities

City

(county seat)

Villages

* New Boston * Otway *

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* South Webster

Townships

* Bloom *

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* Jefferson * Madison * Morgan *

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* Rush *

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* Vernon *

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Census-designated places

* Clarktown *

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* Lucasville *

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* Minford * Rosemount * Sciotodale * West Portsmouth * Wheelersburg

Unincorporated communities

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* Bear Creek * Bloom Junction *

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* Eifort‡ * Hales Creek * Harrison Mills * Haverhill * Henley * Junior Furnace * Lombardsville *

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* McGaw * Mount Joy * Mule Town * Pinkerman * Pond Run * Powellsville * Rushtown * Scioto Furnace * Sedan * Slocum * Wallace Mills

Notable residents

* Dale Bandy, former

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basketball coach *

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singer * Al Bridwell, former

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player *

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singer and writer * Martin Dillon, musician *

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, football player * Steve Free, award-winning folk singer, Governors Award Winner 2008 *

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, former player and coach for The University of South Carolina Basketball Team * Bill Harsha, congressman * Larry Hisle, former

player, currently in Milwaukee Brewers organization * Rocky Nelson, former Major League Baseball player * Josh Newman, former Major league pitcher for the Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals *

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, former Major League Baseball player * Branch Rickey, baseball executive *

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, singer and cowboy movie star *

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References

External links

Scioto County official website

Clay Local School District

Ohio History Central
(Ohio Historical Society)
Southern Ohio Museum
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