West Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
42°24′16″N 90°27′33″W / 42.40444°N 90.45917°W / 42.40444; -90.45917 (2010)
(2016)[1]
61025, 61036
West Galena Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,323 and it contained 1,849 housing units.[2]
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.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Galena (east three-quarters)
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Greenwood Cemetery (Galena, Illinois) and Saint Marys.
Major highways
U.S. Route 20
Illinois Route 84
Rivers
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 3,166 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
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". 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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Municipalities and communities of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Galena
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communities
- Illinois portal
- United States portal