Country United States County Gallia Area code(s) 740 Elevation 171 m Local time Thursday 7:42 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) FIPS code 39-29218 Zip code 45631 Population 5,097 (2010) | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 26% Humidity | ||
Gallipolis Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 5,097, down from 5,707 at the 2000 census. In 2010, 3,641 township residents lived within the city of Gallipolis, while 1,456 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Gallipolis Township, OH 45631, USA
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
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
It is the only Gallipolis Township statewide. Gallipolis is the French language name for "French city".
Government
The 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, 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.