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Scott Township, Marion County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Marion

FIPS code
  
39-71073

Elevation
  
306 m

Local time
  
Saturday 1:09 AM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086586

Area
  
63.4 km²

Population
  
521 (2000)

Scott Township, Marion County, Ohio

Weather
  
16°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 72% Humidity

Scott Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 521 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Scott Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Dallas Township, Crawford County - north
  • Whetstone Township, Crawford County - northeast corner
  • Tully Township - east
  • Canaan Township, Morrow County - southeast corner
  • Claridon Township - south
  • Marion Township - southwest corner
  • Grand Prairie Township - west
  • No municipalities are located in Scott Township, although the unincorporated community of Kirkpatrick lies in the northern part of the township.

    Name and history

    Statewide, other Scott Townships are located in Adams, Brown, and Sandusky 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, 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.

    Police protection in Scott Township is provided by the Marion County Sheriff’s Department.

    Education

    Children in Scott Township attend one of two different school systems: those from the western part of the township attend the Ridgedale Local School System, while those from the eastern part attend the River Valley School System.

    References

    Scott Township, Marion County, Ohio Wikipedia