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West Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jo Daviess

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
221 m

Local time
  
Friday 6:11 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 2, 1852

ZIP codes
  
61025, 61036

Area
  
29 km²

Population
  
3,323 (2010)

West Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Weather
  
7°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 74% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Chicago Athenaeum, Galena Historical Society, Turner Hall, Outside the Lines Art Gallery, Stone House Pottery

West Galena Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,323 and it contained 1,849 housing units.

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Map of West Galena Township, IL 61036, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 11.2 square miles (29 km2), of which 9.5 square miles (25 km2) (or 84.82%) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) (or 15.18%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Galena (east three-quarters)

    • Adjacent townships

  • Rawlins Township (north)
  • East Galena Township (east)
  • Rice Township (southeast)
  • Menominee Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these two cemeteries: Greenwood Cemetery (Galena, Illinois) and Saint Marys.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 20
  • Illinois Route 84

    • Rivers

  • Mississippi River

    • School districts

  • Galena Unit School District 120

    • Political districts

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

    • References

    West Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Wikipedia
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