Nile Township is one of the sixteen
townships of
Scioto County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 2,350 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the
Ohio River
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, it borders the following townships:
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Brush Creek Township - north
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Union Township - northeast
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Washington Township - east
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Green Township, Adams County - west
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Jefferson Township, Adams County - northwest
Lewis County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the south.
No municipalities are located in Nile Township, although the
unincorporated community of
Friendship
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Althoug ...
lies in the township's boundaries.
Shawnee State Forest covers much of Nile Township as well as neighboring Washington Township.
It has the greatest area of any township in the county.
Name and history
Nile Township was organized August 9, 1803.
The township takes its name from the
Nile
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river in Egypt. It is the only Nile Township 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
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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.
Education
Township residents are served by the Washington-Nile Local School District.
References
External links
County website Washington-Nile Local School District
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Townships in Scioto County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio