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80% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Gallipolis Township grades C− overall, 870th among Ohio's 987 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. On the other side, CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 89% of the country. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 95% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 62 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do better. 27% of residents are 65 or older in Gallipolis Township, above both Ohio’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). On history, just 104 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better.
Where Gallipolis Township beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1790, comes before those of 97% of the Ohio towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 1,413 in 1840, a peak of 8,775 in 1960, 3,313 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1862 and 5 maps from 1908 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Gallipolis Township is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Gallipolis Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Gallipolis Township.
Gallipolis Township draws workers from Green Township and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
3,004 jobs are based in Gallipolis Township, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Since 2013, Gallipolis Township has lost 299 jobs, to 3,004 in 2023. Only 19% of working residents stay in Gallipolis Township for work; the rest commute out. The share of residents in Gallipolis Township who live below the poverty line: 17%. Half of commuters travel less than 11 miles.
| Gallipolis Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. The public schools here belong to the Gallipolis City school district. The 2 public schools in Gallipolis Township teach 815 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallia Academy Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 414 | C |
| Ohio Valley Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 210 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Against the 6,111 U.S. towns with household incomes like Gallipolis Township’s, it is less healthy than 74%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
Among adults in Gallipolis Township, 16% have diabetes. For adults in the town, the share who get no exercise outside work is 35%.
| Gallipolis Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Gallipolis Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20.7% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.4% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest park or preserve is Haskins Memorial Park, at 30 acres. 3.0 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Gallipolis Township: 4, covering 39 acres.
| Gallipolis Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Haskins Memorial Park | 0.4 mi | 30 |
| 2. Gallipolis City Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 3. Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A quarter of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 32% across Ohio. Gallipolis Township’s age of the median resident stands at 47.3 years.
| Gallipolis Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.3 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 24% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Gallipolis Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.5% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 12% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.8% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,700, single groups can be off by several points
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 24°, with about 14 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $371 per resident a year; that rating is what its B− for hazard risk is built on.
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Gallipolis Township after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2019. The natural-hazard score from FEMA in the town is 55 of 100. Just over four fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 10%. This Ohio town has had 7 paid flood insurance claims since 1979.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Gallipolis Township
About 3 of every 100 Gallipolis Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Gallipolis Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Ohio, United States
Gallipolis ( GAL-ə-pə-LEESS) is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in Southeast Ohio along the Ohio River about 55 miles (89 km) southeast of Chillicothe and 44 miles (71 km) northwest of Charleston, West Virginia. The population was 3,313 at the 2020 census. Gallipolis is the second-largest community in the rural Point Pleasant micropolitan area, which includes all of Gallia County, Ohio, and Mason County, West Virginia.
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7 towns share a border with Gallipolis Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallipolis Township | #870 | C− | B | — | C+ | D |
| Gallipolis | #941 | D | B+ | D | C+ | D |
| Green Township | #935 | D | A− | — | C+ | D |
| Kanauga | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Addison Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | D |
| Clay Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | D |
Addison Township and Clay Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Gallipolis Township, Green Township, Addison Township and Clay Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Kanauga isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Gallipolis Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Gallipolis Township grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #870 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.