Scipio Township, Seneca County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Scipio Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Seneca
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:95.5
Area Land Km2:95.5
Area Water Km2:0.0
Area Total Sq Mi:36.9
Area Land Sq Mi:36.9
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1674
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:259
Elevation Ft:850
Coordinates:41.1242°N -83.0192°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-71024[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086953

Scipio Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,674 people in the township.

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scipio township, Seneca County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 20 August 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Book: History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880 . Transcript Printing Company . Lang, William . 1880 . 586.
  5. Book: The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary . Scott and Wright . 1833 . 12 December 2013 . Kilbourn, John . 415.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24