Galva Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. 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 Sweden.

Galva Township, Henry County, Illinois

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.

Galva Township, Henry County, Illinois

Cities, towns, villages

Galva

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)

Galva Township, Henry County, Illinois

Cemeteries

The township contains Saint Johns Cemetery.

Major highways

U.S. Route 34

Illinois Route 17

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

State House District 74

State Senate District 37

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

City-Data.com

Illinois State Archives

Township Officials of Illinois

Townships in Henry County, Illinois

Townships in Illinois