East Galena Township, Illinois
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East Galena Township | |
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Coordinates: 42°24′41″N 90°23′30″W / 42.41139°N 90.39167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Jo Daviess |
Established | November 2, 1852 |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Carlene H. Stephenson |
Area | |
• Total | 23.38 sq mi (60.6 km2) |
• Land | 23.22 sq mi (60.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.68% |
Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 1,248 |
• Density | 55.2/sq mi (21.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 61036, 61075 |
FIPS code | 17-085-21813 |
East Galena Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,283 and it contained 917 housing units.[2]
Geography
[edit]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.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
[edit]Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains two cemeteries, Miners Chapel and Saint Michaels.
Major highways
[edit]Airports and landing strips
[edit]- Heller Airport
Landmarks
[edit]Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 1,248 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
[edit]- Galena Unit School District 120
- Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211
Political districts
[edit]- Illinois' 16th congressional district
- State House District 89
- State Senate District 45
References
[edit]- "East Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.