Nile Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Nile Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,388 people in the township.[3]

Nile Township
Township
Location of Nile Township in Scioto County
Coordinates: 38°41′24″N 83°10′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyScioto
Area
 • Total86.6 sq mi (224.3 km2)
 • Land85.9 sq mi (222.6 km2)
 • Water0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2)
Elevation883 ft (269 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,388
 • Density28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-55902[2]
GNIS feature ID1086931[1]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

Lewis County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the south.

No municipalities are located in Nile Township, although the unincorporated community of Friendship lies in the township's boundaries.

Shawnee State Forest covers much of Nile Township as well as neighboring Washington Township.

It has the greatest area of any township in the county.

Name and history

Nile Township was organized August 9, 1803.[4] The township takes its name from the Nile river in Egypt.[5] It is the only Nile Township statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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.

Education

Township residents are served by the Washington-Nile Local School District.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Nile township, Scioto County, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  4. "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. 2007-07-29. p. 6.
  5. Bannon, Henry Towne (1927). Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. Baltimore: Waverly Press. p. 274.
  6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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