Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio
township in Delaware County, Ohio
Scioto Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,742.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Thompson Township - north
Radnor Township - northeast
Delaware Township - east
Concord Township - southeast
Millcreek Township, Union County - south
Dover Township, Union County - southwest
Leesburg Township, Union County - northwest
The village of Ostrander is located in southwestern Scioto Township.
Name and history
Scioto Township was formed in 1814.
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, 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.
The public source identifies “Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio” as township in Delaware County, Ohio. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Scioto, Township and Delaware.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7434002. Authority coordinates are 40.285, -83.204. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 1814.
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