Galva Township, Henry County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
41°11′35″N 90°02′25″W / 41.19306°N 90.04028°W / 41.19306; -90.04028 (2010)
(2016)[1]
61238, 61434, 61443
Galva Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,837 and it contained 1,402 housing units.[2]
History
Galva Township was named by Olaf Johnson, a native of Gävle, in Sweden.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.29 square miles (88.8 km2), of which 34.28 square miles (88.8 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
Adjacent townships
- Burns Township (north)
- Wethersfield Township (east)
- Goshen Township, Stark County (southeast)
- Lynn Township, Knox County (south)
- Walnut Grove Township, Knox County (southwest)
- Weller Township (west)
- Cambridge Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains Saint Johns Cemetery.
Major highways
Landmarks
- Wiley Park
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 2,745 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
School districts
- Galva Community Unit School District 224
- Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230
Political districts
- Illinois's 17th congressional district
- State House District 74
- State Senate District 37
References
- "Galva Township, Henry County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 134.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois