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Galva Township, Henry County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Henry

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
232 m

Local time
  
Thursday 8:00 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 4, 1856

ZIP codes
  
61238, 61434, 61443

Area
  
88.81 km²

Population
  
2,837 (2010)

Galva Township, Henry County, Illinois

Weather
  
3°C, Wind N at 16 km/h, 63% Humidity

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.

Contents

Map of Galva Township, IL, USA

History

Galva Township was named by Olaf Johnson, a native of Gävle, in Sweden.

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.

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

  • U.S. Route 34
  • Illinois Route 17

    • Landmarks

  • Wiley Park

    • 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 Wikipedia
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