Puneet Varma (Editor)

Valley Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
United States

County
  
FIPS code
  
39-79170

Elevation
  
194 m

Population
  
3,874 (2010)

State
  
Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086937

Local time
  
Friday 7:07 PM

Valley Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Weather
  
13°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 86% Humidity

Area
  
65.27 km² (63.97 km² Land / 129 ha Water)

Valley Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census counted 3,874 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Valley Township, OH 45648, USA

Geography

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

  • Scioto Township, Pike County - north
  • Union Township, Pike County - northeast corner
  • Jefferson Township - east
  • Clay Township - south
  • Rush Township - southwest
  • Morgan Township - west
  • Camp Creek Township, Pike County - northwest corner
  • No municipalities are located in Valley Township, although the census-designated place of Lucasville is located in the center of the township.

    Name and history

    Statewide, the only other Valley Township is located in Guernsey County.

    Valley Township was organized June 4, 1860. The township was named for the valley of the Scioto River.

    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.

    References

    Valley Township, Scioto County, Ohio Wikipedia


    Similar Topics