West Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

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West Galena Township
Map highlighting West Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.svg
Location in Jo Daviess County
Map of Illinois highlighting Jo Daviess County.svg
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°24′16″N90°27′33″W / 42.40444°N 90.45917°W / 42.40444; -90.45917
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jo Daviess
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Government
  SupervisorCharles Quick
Area
  Total
11.46 sq mi (29.7 km2)
  Land9.61 sq mi (24.9 km2)
  Water1.85 sq mi (4.8 km2)  16.13%
Elevation
725 ft (221 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
3,230
  Density280/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61025, 61036
FIPS code 17-085-80359

West Galena Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,230 and it contained 1,912 housing units. [1]

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Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, West Galena Township has a total area of 11.46 square miles (29.68 km2), of which 9.61 square miles (24.89 km2) (or 83.87%) is land and 1.85 square miles (4.79 km2) (or 16.13%) is water. [2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Greenwood Cemetery (Galena, Illinois) and Saint Marys.

Major highways

Rivers

Demographics

As of the 2020 census [1] there were 3,230 people, 1,585 households, and 823 families residing in the township. The population density was 281.92 inhabitants per square mile (108.85/km2). There were 1,912 housing units at an average density of 166.88 per square mile (64.43/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 88.39% White, 0.71% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 4.15% from other races, and 5.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.22% of the population.

There were 1,585 households, out of which 15.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.36% were married couples living together, 6.56% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 48.08% were non-families. 41.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.68.

The township's age distribution consisted of 18.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 19% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 28.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $53,063, and the median income for a family was $74,877. Males had a median income of $41,920 versus $27,583 for females. The per capita income for the township was $40,668. About 0.0% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2000 3,279
2010 3,3231.3%
2020 3,230−2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.