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East Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jo Daviess

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
225 m

Local time
  
Thursday 11:21 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 2, 1852

ZIP codes
  
61036, 61075

Area
  
60.55 km²

Population
  
1,283 (2010)

East Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Weather
  
1°C, Wind NW at 23 km/h, 44% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Horseshoe Mound, Thunder Bay Falls Park, Belvedere Mansion, Grant Park, Buehler Preserve

East Galena Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,283 and it contained 917 housing units.

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Map of East Galena Township, IL 61036, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.38 square miles (60.6 km2), of which 23.22 square miles (60.1 km2) (or 99.32%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) (or 0.68%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Galena

    • Adjacent townships

  • Council Hill Township (northeast)
  • Guilford Township (east)
  • Elizabeth Township (southeast)
  • Rice Township (south)
  • West Galena Township (west)
  • Rawlins Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these two cemeteries: Miners Chapel and Saint Michaels.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 20
  • Illinois Route 84

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Heller Airport

    • Landmarks

  • Grant Park
  • The Galena Territory

    • School districts

  • Galena Unit School District 120
  • Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211

    • Political districts

  • Illinois' 16th congressional district
  • State House District 89
  • State Senate District 45

    • References

    East Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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