Raccoon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,102.
Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio | |
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 Wood Old Homestead, the Bob Evans Farm | |
 Location of Raccoon Township in Gallia County | |
| Coordinates: 38°53′50″N 82°23′7″W / 38.89722°N 82.38528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Gallia |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.6 sq mi (97.5 km2) |
| • Land | 37.1 sq mi (96.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,102 |
| • Density | 56/sq mi (22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-65228[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086144[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Huntington Township - north
- Morgan Township - northeast corner
- Springfield Township - east
- Green Township - southeast corner
- Perry Township - south
- Madison Township, Jackson County - west
- Bloomfield Township, Jackson County - northwest corner
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
editIt 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
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.
- ^ "Raccoon township, Gallia County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". 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. 386. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.