Gilboa, Ohio

Gilboa, Ohio
The welcome sign, with the town's bull statue in the background
The welcome sign, with the town's bull statue in the background
Location of Gilboa, Ohio
Location of Gilboa, Ohio
Location of Gilboa in Putnam County
Location of Gilboa in Putnam County
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPutnam
Government
 • TypeVillage Council
Area
 • Total0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)
 • Land0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation745 ft (227 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total168
 • Estimate 
(2023)[3]
166
 • Density1,282.44/sq mi (494.36/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45875
Area code419
FIPS code39-30114[4]
GNIS feature ID2398962[2]

Gilboa is a village in Blanchard Township, Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The village is named after Mount Gilboa.[5] The population was 168 at the 2020 census. The town's most popular landmark is a 16-foot-tall fiberglass statue of a bull.[6]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilboa, Ohio
  3. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 137.
  6. ^ KILLEA, FRANCES (August 2015). "The Gilboa Bull". Ohio Magazine. Great Lakes Publishing. Retrieved May 16, 2024.