State Route 7 just above Crown City, 2015
Guyan Township’s story
169 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015.
- 1857Guyan Township is settled
Guyan TownshipOH
A town of 1,123, settled in 1857.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,123
2025 Census estimate · −0.4% since 2020
Median home value
$162K
Census ACS
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
38.6
years
Jobs based here
144
A commuter town
Is Guyan Township a good place to live?
Guyan Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. On hazard risk, just 41 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. On history, just 157 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Guyan Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,123 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Crown CityMason TownshipOhio TownshipHarrison TownshipRome TownshipGuyan Township
How Guyan Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Guyan Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $162K, 2.9 years of the Gallipolis area’s $57K median household incomeAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.9 of 20; 2.5% of households have no car; 0.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listDOpen →HealthSt. Marys Medical Center 14.5 miles awayC−Open →Jobs & income$69K median household incomeC−Open →SchoolsC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksCOpen →History1 notable person born hereC−Open →Civic life2.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Guyan Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Guyan Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Guyan Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Gallia County Board of ElectionsGallia County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes45623, 4567845623 91% · 45678 9%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Guyan Township.
HealthC−
Health in Guyan Township trails 85% of U.S. towns
Guyan Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Guyan Township, above both Ohio’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (14%). 33% of Guyan Township adults get no exercise outside work.
15%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Guyan Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Guyan Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 32.6% | 26.9% |
St. Marys Medical Center
14.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsC+
On state tests, Guyan Township’s schools trail 62% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Gallia County Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
38%of OH districts it outscoresC+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannan Trace Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 244 | C |
| South Gallia High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 137 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
The FEMA risk score in Guyan Township is higher than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
Guyan Township’s FEMA risk score is 81 of 100, where Ohio’s towns sit at 23 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Since 1996, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Guyan Township.
81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat waves
9
paid flood claims since 1996
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Most of Guyan Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Guyan Township for work: only 4% work in town. Guyan Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. Since 2013, Guyan Township has added 31 jobs, to 144 in 2023.
4%work in town
| Guyan Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Guyan Township4%
Green Township12%
Gallipolis11%
Huntington10%
Columbus4%
18 mi
median commute distance
144
jobs based in Guyan Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Guyan Township
Guyan Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 24° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
14″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–44°
Spring42–66°
Summer62–85°
Fall45–68°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nearby attractions
All 12 attractions →Wayne National Forest and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Guyan Township. Close and well known come first.
12 mi National forestWayne National Forest
20 mi Theme parkCamden Park
24 mi Park & preserveMcClintic Wildlife Management Area
38 mi Ancient siteCriel Mound
18 mi MuseumHuntington Museum of Art
19 mi MuseumHeritage Farm Museum and VillageSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Wayne National Forest: Forest Service, USDA, Public domain · Camden Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · McClintic Wildlife Management Area: Steve from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Criel Mound: David G. Simpson, Public domain · Huntington Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · Heritage Farm Museum and Village: Zeo1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Guyan Township
18pages on Guyan Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Guyan Township; the nearest are
Marshall UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Huntington, WV15.6 mi$9,162 in-state tuitionMountwest Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Huntington, WV18.1 mi$4,938 in-state tuition
About 6 of every 100 Guyan Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Guyan Township for work
Where Guyan Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
144jobs based in Guyan Township
4%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Guyan Township
Township in Ohio, US
Guyan Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,129.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 702 ft
Questions about Guyan Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Guyan Township, OH expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.