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Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
LaPorte

GNIS feature ID
  
453322

Local time
  
Thursday 3:32 PM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-26224

Elevation
  
229 m

Population
  
1,899 (2010)

Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Weather
  
3°C, Wind N at 16 km/h, 67% Humidity

Area
  
70.37 km² (69.64 km² Land / 73 ha Water)

Galena Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,899 and it contained 967 housing units.

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Map of Galena Township, IN, USA

Galena Township was established in 1836.

Communities

  • Birchim is an unincorporated community located at 41°42′37″N 86°36′10″W within the southeast portion of the township.
  • Hesston is an unincorporated community located at 41°45′10″N 86°39′39″W within the northwest portion of the township. The Hesston Steam Museum is located in Hesston.

    • Geography

    According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.17 square miles (70.4 km2), of which 26.89 square miles (69.6 km2) (or 98.97%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2) (or 1.03%) is water.

    References

    Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana Wikipedia
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