Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio

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Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio
Township
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Wood Old Homestead, the Bob Evans Farm
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Location of Raccoon Township in Gallia County
Coordinates: 38°53′50″N82°23′7″W / 38.89722°N 82.38528°W / 38.89722; -82.38528
Country United States
State Ohio
County Gallia
Area
 • Total
37.6 sq mi (97.5 km2)
 • Land37.1 sq mi (96.0 km2)
 • Water0.58 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation
[1]
669 ft (204 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
2,102
 • Density56.7/sq mi (21.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-65228 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086144 [1]

Raccoon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,102.

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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. [4]

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. [5]

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, [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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Raccoon township, Gallia County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ↑ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp.  386 . Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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