Gallia County

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Gallia County Courthouse
Gallia County Courthouse
administration
US state : Ohio
Administrative headquarters : Gallipolis
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
18 Locust Street
Gallipolis, OH 45631-1294
Foundation : March 25, 1803
Made up from: Adams County
Washington County
Area code : 001 740
Demographics
Residents : 30,934  (2010)
Population density : 25.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1220 km²
Water surface : 6 km²
map
Map of Gallia County within Ohio

Gallia County is a county in the state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is Gallipolis .

geography

The county is located in southern Ohio, bordering West Virginia and has an area of ​​1,220 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Vinton County , Meigs County , Mason County, West Virginia, Cabell County, West Virginia, Lawrence County, and Jackson County .

history

Gallia County was formed on March 25, 1803 from parts of Adams County and Washington County. It was named after the Latin word for France. In 1803, the federal government granted property to French migrants in Ohio after they had previously been cheated of their land.

Nine structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of April 16, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1810 4181 -
1820 7098 69.8%
1830 9733 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%
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%
2010 30,934 -0.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Gallia County's Pyramid of Age

As of the 2000 census , Gallia County had 31,069 people in 12,060 households and 8,586 families. The population density was 26 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.26 percent white, 2.70 percent African American, 0.43 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian and 0.15 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.11 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.61 percent of the population.

Of the 12,060 households, 33.0 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 56.5 percent were married couples living together, 11.0 percent were single mothers, 28.8 percent were non-families, 25.2 percent were single households, and 10.4 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.0 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 9.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.1 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,191 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,938. Males had a median income of $ 31,783 versus $ 22,829 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,183. 13.5 percent of families and 18.1 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 25.2 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 10.0 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Gallia County localities

Map of Gallia with municipality and city limits

There are no cities in Gallia County.

Villages

Townships

Since there are no cities and few parishes in Gallia County, the townships are still very important to the county.

Unregulated areas

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gallia County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 109 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 16, 2018.
  4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
  7. ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved March 31, 2016
  8. ^ Gallia County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
  9. ^ History of the Townships in Gallia County

Web links

Commons : Gallia County, Ohio  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Coordinates: 38 ° 50 ′  N , 82 ° 19 ′  W