Country United States County Delaware FIPS code 39-70842 Elevation 287 m Local time Friday 4:55 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086056 Population 2,993 (2010) | |
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Weather 23°C, Wind SW at 35 km/h, 47% Humidity Area 91.43 km² (90.13 km² Land / 129 ha Water) | ||
Scioto Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,993, up from 2,527 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Scioto Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Ostrander is located in southwestern Scioto Township.
Name and history
Scioto Township was formed in 1814.
It is one of five Scioto Townships 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, 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.