Scipio Township, Meigs County, Ohio
Township
Harrisonville Presbyterian Church on State Route 143
Location of Scipio Township in Meigs County
Coordinates: 39°9′49″N 82°8′12″W / 39.16361°N 82.13667°W / 39.16361; -82.13667
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Meigs
Area
• Total	37.5 sq mi (97.0 km2)
• Land	37.5 sq mi (97.0 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	846 ft (258 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,213
• Density	32/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-70996[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086618[1]

Scipio Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,213 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Alexander Township, Athens County - north
• Lodi Township, Athens County - northeast corner
• Bedford Township - east
• Salisbury Township - southeast corner
• Rutland Township - south
• Salem Township - southwest corner
• Columbia Township - west
• Lee Township, Athens County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Scipio Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Scipio Township is located in Seneca 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,^[4] 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.