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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; -90.04028Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHenryEstablishedNovember 4, 1856Area

• Total34.29 sq mi (88.8 km²) • Land34.28 sq mi (88.8 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.03%Elevation

761 ft (232 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

2,745 • Density82.8/sq mi (32.0/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61238, 61434, 61443

FIPS code17-073-28443

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

Galva

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

Historical population
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.