Nile Township is one of the sixteen townships

Civil township

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 of Scioto County

Scioto County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 79,195 people, 30,871 households, and 21,362 families residing in the county. The population density was 129 people per square mile . There were 34,054 housing units at an average density of 56 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,024 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Ohio River

Ohio River

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, it borders the following townships:

• Brush Creek Township
  Brush Creek Township, Scioto County, Ohio
  Brush Creek Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,149 people in the township, 1,063 of whom lived in the unincorporated parts of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Union Township
  Union Township, Scioto County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,105 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Morgan Township - north...
  
   - northeast
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Scioto County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,971 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Green Township, Adams County
  Green Township, Adams County, Ohio
  Green Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 782 people in the township, 665 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Jefferson Township, Adams County
  Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,024 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Meigs Township - north...
  
   - northwest

Lewis County, Kentucky

Lewis County, Kentucky

Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 14,092. Its county seat is Vanceburg. The county is named for Meriwether Lewis.Lewis County is part of the Maysville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 lies across the Ohio River to the south.

No municipalities are located in Nile Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Friendship

Friendship, Ohio

Friendship is a census-designated place in western Nile Township, Scioto County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45630. It lies along U.S...

 lies in the township's boundaries.

Shawnee State Forest

Shawnee State Park (Ohio)

Shawnee State Park is a state park in Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The park is in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains near the Ohio River in Southern Ohio on State Route 125, just north of Friendship. It is surrounded by Shawnee State Forest. Shawnee State Park was once a hunting...

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.

Nile Township was organized August 9, 1803.

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.

External links

• County website
• Washington-Nile Local School District