Scioto County
| Scioto County, Ohio | |||
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Scioto County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Ohio |
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 Ohio's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | March 24, 1803 | ||
| Named for | a Wyandot word for deer or deer-hunting | ||
| Seat | Portsmouth | ||
| Largest city | Portsmouth | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 616 sq mi (1,595 km2) | ||
| • Land | 610 sq mi (1,580 km2) | ||
| • Water | 5.9 sq mi (15 km2), 1.0% | ||
| Population | |||
| • (2010) | 79,499 | ||
| • Density | 130/sq mi (50/km²) | ||
| Congressional districts | 2nd, 6th | ||
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | ||
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Scioto County is a county located in the south central region of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 79,499. Its county seat is Portsmouth. The county was founded March 24, 1803 from Adams County and is named for an Indian word referring to deer or deer-hunting.
Scioto County comprises the Portsmouth, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY Combined Statistical Area. It is located at the confluence of the Scioto and Ohio rivers.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 616 square miles (1,600 km2), of which 610 square miles (1,600 km2) is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km2) (1.0%) is water. Many parts of Scioto County are heavily forested, especially in the western half of the county with Shawnee State Park.
Shawnee State Forest and Park, the state's largest with over 88,000 acres (360 km2), covers most of western Scioto County, and Brush Creek State Park touches part of northwestern Scioto County. The county also has numerous parks and recreational areas in each of its townships, including Earl Thomas Conley Park on U.S. 52 west of Portsmouth. Public lands in the county also include the Wayne National Forest on the Ironton Ranger District. The 241,000-acre (980 km2) forest encompasses almost 12,000 acres (49 km2) in three townships in Scioto County (Vernon 6,793.50 acres (27.4923 km2), Green township 81,695 acres (330.61 km2), and Bloom 4,008.29 acres).
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