Country United States County Pike FIPS code 39-70884 Elevation 211 m Local time Friday 4:56 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086817 Population 1,232 (2000) | |
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Weather 23°C, Wind SW at 21 km/h, 50% Humidity Area 64.49 km² (63.71 km² Land / 104 ha Water) | ||
Scioto Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,232 people in the township.
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Map of Scioto Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Scioto Township, although the unincorporated community of Wakefield lies in the southwestern part of the township.
Name and history
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.