Scott Township is one of the twelve
townships of
Sandusky County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, 1,333 people lived in the township.
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Madison Township - north
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Washington Township - northeast corner
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Jackson Township - east
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Liberty Township, Seneca County - southeast corner
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Jackson Township, Seneca County - south
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Perry Township, Wood County - southwest corner
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Montgomery Township, Wood County - west
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Freedom Township, Wood County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Scott Township, however, the unincorporated community of
Rollersville straddles the northern border with Madison Township.
Name and history
Scott Township was established in 1833. It was named for Merritt Scott, a pioneer settler.
Statewide, other Scott Townships are located in
Adams,
Brown
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In the ...
, and
Marion 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
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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 Sandusky County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio