East Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

East Galena Township
East Galena Township
Township
	Location in Jo Daviess County
	Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 42°24′41″N 90°23′30″W / 42.41139°N 90.39167°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jo Daviess
Established	November 2, 1852
Government
• Supervisor	Carlene H. Stephenson
Area
• Total	23.38 sq mi (60.6 km2)
• Land	23.22 sq mi (60.1 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.68%
Elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	1,248
• Density	55.2/sq mi (21.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61036, 61075
FIPS code	17-085-21813

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

Airports and landing strips

Heller Airport

Landmarks

The Galena Territory

Demographics

Historical population
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

External links

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