Galva Township is one of twenty-four

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in Henry County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,837 and it contained 1,402 housing units.

History

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

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Galva Galva may refer to: Places ;United States * Galva, Illinois * Galva, Iowa * Galva, Kansas Galva is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 834. History Early history For ...

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 U.S. Route 34 (US 34) is an east–west United States highway that runs for from north-central Colorado to the western suburbs of Chicago. Through Rocky Mountain National Park it is known as the Trail Ridge Road where it reaches elevation ...

Illinois Route 17 Illinois Route 17 (IL 17) is a rural, arterial east–west state highway that runs east from a former ferry crossing in New Boston along the banks of the Mississippi RiverIllinois Highway EndsIllinois 17. Retrieved April 21, 2006. to State R ...

Landmarks

* Wiley Park

Demographics

School districts

* Galva Community Unit School District 224 * Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district The 17th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Cheri Bustos. It includes most of the northwestern portion of the state, with most of its population living on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities, as well as parts of Peo ...

* State House District 74 * State Senate District 37

References

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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois
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