Scioto Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 1,949 people lived in the township.
Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: Liberty Township: north Lick Township: northeast corner Franklin Township: east Jefferson Township: southeast corner Hamilton Township: south Madison Township, Scioto County: southwest Marion Township, Pike County: west Beaver Township, Pike County: northwest
No municipalities are located in Scioto Township.
Name and history Scioto Township was organized in 1816, and named after the Scioto River. 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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
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External links County website