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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; -90.45917CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCounty Jo DaviessEstablishedNovember 2, 1852Government

• SupervisorCharles QuickArea

• Total11.2 sq mi (29 km²) • Land9.5 sq mi (25 km²) • Water1.7 sq mi (4 km²) 15.18%Elevation

725 ft (221 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

3,166 • Density349.9/sq mi (135.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61025, 61036

FIPS code17-085-80359

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

Mississippi River

Demographics

Historical population
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.