Nile Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Nile Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Scioto County.
Coordinates: 38°41′24″N 83°10′36″W / 38.69°N 83.17667°W / 38.69; -83.17667Coordinates: 38°41′24″N 83°10′36″W / 38.69°N 83.17667°W / 38.69; -83.17667
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Scioto
Area
– Total	86.6 sq mi (224.3 km2)
– Land	85.9 sq mi (222.6 km2)
– Water	0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2)
Elevation[1]	883 ft (269 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,024
– Density	23.6/sq mi (9.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-55902[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086931[1]

Nile Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,024 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

• Brush Creek Township - north
• Union Township - northeast
• Washington Township - east
• Green Township, Adams County - west
• Jefferson Township, Adams County - northwest

Lewis County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the south.

No municipalities are located in Nile Township, although the unincorporated community of Friendship lies in the township's boundaries.

Shawnee State Forest covers much of Nile Township as well as neighboring Washington Township.

It has the greatest area of any township in the county.

Name and history

It is the only Nile Township statewide.^[4]

Nile Township was organized August 9, 1803.^[5]

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.

Education

Township residents are served by the Washington-Nile Local School District.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Scioto County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16. 
5. ^ "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. 2007-07-29. p. 6. 
6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website
• Washington-Nile Local School District