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Valley Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census counted 3,874 people in the township.[3]
Valley Township, Scioto County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
 Lucasville cemetery | |
 Location of Valley Township in Scioto County | |
| Coordinates: 38°53′14″N 82°59′19″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Scioto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.2 sq mi (65.2 km2) |
| • Land | 24.7 sq mi (64.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 636 ft (194 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,874 |
| • Density | 150/sq mi (59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-79170[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086937[1] |
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Scioto Township, Pike County - north
- Union Township, Pike County - northeast corner
- Jefferson Township - east
- Clay Township - south
- Rush Township - southwest
- Morgan Township - west
- Camp Creek Township, Pike County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Valley Township, although the census-designated place of Lucasville is located in the center of the township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Valley Township is located in Guernsey County.
Valley Township was organized June 4, 1860.[4] The township was named for the valley of the Scioto River.[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.
Ohio Department of Corrections Southern Ohio Correctional Facility is partly in the township.[7]
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Valley township, Scioto County, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. 2007-07-29. p. 6.
- Bannon, Henry Towne (1927). Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. Baltimore: Waverly Press. p. 275.
- §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Valley township, OH" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 3 (PDF p. 4/4). Retrieved 2022-08-01.
Southern Ohio Corr Faclty
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County seat: Portsmouth | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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