A town of 27,439. Nearly 5.1% of it is conserved land.
The 2 things Scioto does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Scioto. Another town gets a different order.
41 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buzzard's Roost | 6.8 mi | 817 |
| 2. Junction Earthworks | 3.7 mi | 261 |
| 3. Adena State Memorial | 3.1 mi | 287 |
About one in 3 of Scioto’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Chillicothe (28%), Green (11%) and Columbus (8%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
Scioto beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| What stands out | Scioto | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.6% | 15.3% |
Scioto has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 36% of U.S. communities.
The public schools Scioto’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chillicothe Intermediate School | 3–6 | 719 | C+ |
| Chillicothe Primary School | K–2 | 572 | Not graded |
| Bishop Flaget School Private | PK–8 | 213 | |
| Chillicothe Middle School | 7–8 | 404 | C |
| Chillicothe High School | 9–12 | 795 | C+ |
| Unioto High School | 9–12 | 578 | B |
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Township in Ohio, US
Scioto Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 27,876 people in the township.
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8 towns share a border with Scioto.