Gallipolis Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,725.
Gallipolis Township, Ohio | |
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 Location of Gallipolis Township in Gallia County | |
| Coordinates: 38°49′18″N 82°11′34″W / 38.82167°N 82.19278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Gallia |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.4 sq mi (27.0 km2) |
| • Land | 10.0 sq mi (26.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 561 ft (171 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,725 |
| • Density | 450/sq mi (180/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 45631 |
| Area code | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-29218[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086135[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the eastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
- Addison Township – north
- Clay Township – south
- Green Township – west
- Springfield Township – northwest corner
Mason County, West Virginia, lies across the Ohio River to the southeast.
It is located midway between the county's five other Ohio River townships.
The city of Gallipolis, the county seat and largest municipality of Gallia County, occupies most of southern and eastern Gallipolis Township.
Name and history
editIt is the only Gallipolis Township statewide.[4] The name Gallipolis combines Latin and Greek words meaning "French city".[5]
Government
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Gallipolis township, Gallia County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profiile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 213. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.