Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio

Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio
Township
Felkner-Anderson House
Location of Scioto Township in Delaware County
Coordinates: 40°17′7″N83°12′15″W / 40.28528°N 83.20417°W / 40.28528; -83.20417
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Delaware
Area
• Total	35.3 sq mi (91.3 km2)
• Land	34.8 sq mi (90.2 km2)
• Water	0.46 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	942 ft (287 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	3,742
• Density	107/sq mi (41.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-70842 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086056 [1]

Scioto Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,742.

Geography

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

• Thompson Township - north
• Radnor Township - northeast
• Delaware Township - east
• Concord Township - southeast
• Millcreek Township, Union County - south
• Dover Township, Union County - southwest
• Leesburg Township, Union County - northwest

The village of Ostrander is located in southwestern Scioto Township.

Name and history

Scioto Township was formed in 1814. ^[4]

It is one of five Scioto Townships statewide. ^[5]

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, ^[6] 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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Scioto township, Delaware County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. History of Delaware County and Ohio. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1880. pp.  482.
5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website Archived September 13, 2017, at the Wayback Machine