Country United States County Gallia FIPS code 39-65228 Elevation 204 m Local time Wednesday 1:24 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086144 Population 2,228 (2010) | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 41% Humidity Area 97.38 km² (96.09 km² Land / 155 ha Water) Colleges and Universities University of Rio Grande, Gallia Jackson Vinton Joint Vocational School District | ||
Raccoon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,228, of whom 1,295 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Raccoon Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Raccoon Creek forms its eastern border.
Two villages are located in Raccoon Township: Centerville, the smallest village in the county, in the west; and Rio Grande, the second largest village in the county, in the south.
Name and history
It is the only Raccoon Township statewide.
Raccoon Township was organized in 1806. In 1833, the township contained four gristmills, four saw mills, two carding machines, a fulling mill, and two distilleries.
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.