East Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
42°24′41″N 90°23′30″W / 42.41139°N 90.39167°W / 42.41139; -90.39167 (2010)
(2016)[1]
61036, 61075
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
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
- Galena
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries, Miners Chapel and Saint Michaels.
Major highways
- U.S. Route 20
- Illinois Route 84
Airports and landing strips
- Heller Airport
Landmarks
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 1,248 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
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". 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.
External links
- Jo Daviess County official site
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
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Places adjacent to East Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois