Galva Township, Henry County, Illinois

Galva Township is one of twenty-four townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

in Henry County

Henry County, Illinois

Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 50,486, which is a decrease of 1.0% from 51,020 in 2000. Its county seat is Cambridge...

, Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, USA

United States

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. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 3,076.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, Galva Township covers an area of 34.26 square miles (88.7 km²); of this, 34.25 square miles (88.7 km²) (99.97 percent) is land and 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) (0.05 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

Burns Township
Burns Township, Henry County, Illinois
Burns Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 307.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Burns Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:...

(north)
Wethersfield Township
Wethersfield Township, Henry County, Illinois
Wethersfield Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,845.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Wethersfield Township covers an area of .-Extinct towns:...

(east)
Goshen Township, Stark County
Goshen Township, Stark County, Illinois
Goshen Township is located in Stark County, Illinois. The population was 751 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...

(southeast)
Lynn Township, Knox County
Lynn Township, Knox County, Illinois
Lynn Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 316.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Lynn Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Centerville at -School...

(south)
Walnut Grove Township, Knox County
Walnut Grove Township, Knox County, Illinois
Walnut Grove Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 864.-Geography:...

(southwest)
Weller Township
Weller Township, Henry County, Illinois
Weller Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 474.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Weller Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Nekoma at Weller...

(west)
Cambridge Township
Cambridge Township, Henry County, Illinois
Cambridge Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,618.-Geography:...

(northwest)

Major highways

U.S. Route 34
U.S. Route 34
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Illinois Route 17
Illinois Route 17
Illinois Route 17 is a rural, arterial east–west state road that runs east from a former ferry crossing in New Boston along the banks of the Mississippi River to State Road 2 west of Lowell, Indiana. It is long.- Route description :...

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

External links

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