Scipio Township, Seneca County, Ohio

Scipio Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,729 people in the township, 1,180 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Scipio Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Township
Countryside southwest of Republic
Location of Scipio Township in Seneca County
Coordinates: 41°7′27″N 83°1′9″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySeneca
Area
 • Total36.9 sq mi (95.5 km2)
 • Land36.9 sq mi (95.5 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation850 ft (259 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,729
 • Density46.9/sq mi (18.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-71024[2]
GNIS feature ID1086953[1]

Geography

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

The village of Republic is located in central Scipio Township.

Name and history

Scipio Township was organized in 1824.[4] It was named after Scipio, New York, the former hometown of many of its early settlers.[5] Statewide, the only other Scipio Township is located in Meigs County.

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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. pp. 586.
  5. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 415. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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