Gallia County, Ohio

Gallia County, Ohio
Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 25, 1803
Named for	the Latin name for France
Seat	Gallipolis
Largest city	Gallipolis
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	471 sq mi (1,220 km²) 469 sq mi (1,214 km²) 2 sq mi (6 km²), 0.50%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	30,934 67/sq mi (26/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	www.gallianet.net

Gallia County (pronunciation: GAL-yuh) is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2010, the population was 30,934. [1] Its county seat is Gallipolis. Its name is the Latin word for "France", so called because many immigrants from that country settled here.

Gallia County is part of the Point Pleasant, WV-OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 471 square miles (1,219.9 km²). 469 square miles (1,214.7 km²) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km²) (0.50%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Vinton County (north)
• Meigs County (northeast)
• Mason County, West Virginia (east)
• Cabell County, West Virginia (south)
• Lawrence County (southwest)
• Jackson County (northwest)

National protected area

• Wayne National Forest (part)

History

Gallia County was formed on March 25, 1803 from portions of Adams and Washington counties. Its name is derived from the Latin word for "France."^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1810	4,181		—
1820	7,098		69.8%
1830	9,733		37.1%
1840	13,444		38.1%
1850	17,063		26.9%
1860	22,043		29.2%
1870	25,545		15.9%
1880	28,124		10.1%
1890	27,005		−4.0%
1900	27,918		3.4%
1910	25,745		−7.8%
1920	23,311		−9.5%
1930	23,050		−1.1%
1940	24,930		8.2%
1950	24,910		−0.1%
1960	26,120		4.9%
1970	25,239		−3.4%
1980	30,098		19.3%
1990	30,954		2.8%
2000	31,069		0.4%

As of the census of 2000, there were 31,069 people, 12,060 households, and 8,586 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile (26/km²). There were 13,498 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.26% White, 2.70% Black or African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. 0.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 12,060 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were married couples living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,191, and the median income for a family was $35,938. Males had a median income of $31,783 versus $22,829 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,183. About 13.50% of families and 18.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.20% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Main article: Ohio county government

Communities

Map of Gallia County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels

Villages

Centerville Cheshire Crown City

Gallipolis Rio Grande Vinton

Townships

Addison Cheshire Clay Green Greenfield

Gallipolis Guyan Harrison Huntington Morgan

Ohio Perry Raccoon Springfield Walnut

Unincorporated communities

• Bidwell
• Kerr
• Patriot

See also

• Grassman
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Gallia County, Ohio

External links

• Gallia County Government website
• Gallia County Sheriff's website