Rarden is a village in Scioto County, Ohio, United States.

The village was incorporated in 1886 and renamed in honor of an early settler, Thomas Ephrim Rarden.

919, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was chartered on May 2nd, 1911, and consolidated with McDermott No.

[11][12] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2), all land.

28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 1.6% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 2.8% of those 65 or over.