Galva Township, Henry County, Illinois

Galva Township
Township

Location in Henry County

Henry County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°11′35″N 90°02′25″W / 41.19306°N 90.04028°W / 41.19306; -90.04028Coordinates: 41°11′35″N 90°02′25″W / 41.19306°N 90.04028°W / 41.19306; -90.04028
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Henry
Established November 4, 1856
Area
 • Total 34.29 sq mi (88.8 km2)
 • Land 34.28 sq mi (88.8 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation 761 ft (232 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 2,745
 • Density 82.8/sq mi (32.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61238, 61434, 61443
FIPS code 17-073-28443

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Saint Johns Cemetery.

Major highways

Landmarks

  • Wiley Park

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20162,745[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Galva Community Unit School District 224
  • Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230

Political districts

References

  • "Galva Township, Henry County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 134.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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