Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

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Galena Township
Township
Map highlighting Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 41°43′45″N86°38′17″W / 41.72917°N 86.63806°W / 41.72917; -86.63806
Country United States
State Indiana
County LaPorte
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
27.17 sq mi (70.4 km2)
 • Land26.89 sq mi (69.6 km2)
 • Water0.28 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation
[1]
751 ft (229 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
1,980
 • Density70.6/sq mi (27.3/km2)
FIPS code 18-26224 [3]
GNIS feature ID 453322

Galena Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,980 (up from 1,899 at 2010 [4] ) and it contained 979 housing units.

Contents

Galena Township was established in 1836. [5]

Communities

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.17 square miles (70.4 km2), of which 26.89 square miles (69.6 km2) (or 98.97%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2) (or 1.03%) is water. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "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 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 35.
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