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| Name | Gallia |
| Alt names | Gallia | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 38.817°N 82.333°W |
| Located in | Ohio, United States (1803 - ) |
| See also | Jackson, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lawrence, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Meigs, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Vinton, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Washington, Ohio, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Gallia County (pronunciation: GAL-yuh) is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,220. Its county seat is Gallipolis.
Named after the French people who originally settled there, its name “Gallia” is the Latin word for Gaul, the ancient region of Western Europe that included present day France.
Gallia County is part of the Point Pleasant, WV-OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1803 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1803 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1803 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1803 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1864 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 811 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1810 | 4,181
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| 1820 | 7,098
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| 1830 | 9,733
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| 1840 | 13,444
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| 1850 | 17,063
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| 1860 | 22,043
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| 1870 | 25,545
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| 1880 | 28,124
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| 1890 | 27,005
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| 1900 | 27,918
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| 1910 | 25,745
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| 1920 | 23,311
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| 1930 | 23,050
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| 1940 | 24,930
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| 1950 | 24,910
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| 1960 | 26,120
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| 1970 | 25,239
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| 1980 | 30,098
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| 1990 | 30,954
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~ohgallia/gallia.htm
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