Scott Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,330 people in the township.
Scott Township, Brown County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Along White Oak Creek in central Scott Township | |
 Location of Scott Township in Brown County | |
| Coordinates: 38°56′57″N 83°55′2″W / 38.94917°N 83.91722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Brown |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.1 sq mi (54.7 km2) |
| • Land | 21.1 sq mi (54.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 932 ft (284 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,330 |
| • Density | 63/sq mi (24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-71066[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085804[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Pike Township - north
- Washington Township - northeast
- Franklin Township - southeast
- Pleasant Township - south
- Clark Township - west
No municipalities are located in Scott Township.
Name and history
editScott Township was established in 1828.[4]
Statewide, other Scott Townships are located in Adams, Marion, and Sandusky counties.
Government
editThe 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,[5] 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Scott township, Brown County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ The History of Brown County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Higginson Book Company. 1883. pp. 629.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.