Scipio Township, Seneca County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°7′27″N 83°1′9″W / 41.12417°N 83.01917°W / 41.12417; -83.01917CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountySenecaArea

• Total36.9 sq mi (95.5 km²) • Land36.9 sq mi (95.5 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

850 ft (259 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,674 • Density45/sq mi (18/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-71024^[3]GNIS feature ID1086953^[1]

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:

Adams Township - north
Thompson Township - northeast corner
Reed Township - east
Venice Township - southeast corner
Bloom Township - south
Eden Township - southwest corner
Clinton Township - west
Pleasant Township - northwest corner

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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Scipio township, Seneca County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. pp. 586.
^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 415. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.