Back مقاطعة غاليا (أوهايو) Arabic Condáu de Gallia AST قالیا بؤلگهسی، اوهایو AZB Gallia County, Ohio BAR Галия (окръг, Охайо) Bulgarian গাল্লিয়া কাউন্টি, ওহাইও BPY Gallia Gông (Ohio) CDO Gallia County CEB Gallia County, Ohio Welsh Gallia County Danish
Gallia County | |
|---|---|
 Courthouse in Gallipolis | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Ohio | |
 Ohio's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°50′N 82°19′W / 38.83°N 82.32°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Ohio |
| Founded | March 25, 1803[1] |
| Named for | the Latin name for France |
| Seat | Gallipolis |
| Largest village | Gallipolis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 471 sq mi (1,220 km2) |
| • Land | 467 sq mi (1,210 km2) |
| • Water | 4.7 sq mi (12 km2) 1.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 29,220  |
| • Density | 62/sq mi (24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Gallia County (/ˈɡæliə/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,220.[2] Its county seat and largest village is Gallipolis.[3]
Named after the French people who originally settled there,[4] its name “Gallia” is the Latin word for Gaul, the ancient region of Western Europe that included present day France.[5] Gallia County is part of the Point Pleasant, WV-OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "Ohio County Profiles: Gallia County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
- ^ 2020 census
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ "History of Gallia County: Containing a Condensed History of the County; Biographical Sketches; General Statistics; Miscellaneous Matters &c". 1882.
- ^ "Jackson and Gallia Counties, Ohio". www.ohio.llgc.org. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2023.