Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
41°43′45″N 86°38′17″W / 41.72917°N 86.63806°W / 41.72917; -86.63806[1]
(2020)[2]
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.
Galena Township was established in 1836.[5]
Communities
- Birchim is an unincorporated community located at 41°42′37″N 86°36′10″W / 41.71028°N 86.60278°W / 41.71028; -86.60278 within the southeast portion of the township.
- Hesston is an unincorporated community located at 41°45′10″N 86°39′39″W / 41.75278°N 86.66083°W / 41.75278; -86.66083 within the northwest portion of the township. The Hesston Steam Museum is located in Hesston.
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
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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 10, 2013.
- ^ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 35.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
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Municipalities and communities of LaPorte County, Indiana, United States
County seat: La Porte
communities
- Alida
- Beattys Corner
- Birchim
- Byron
- Crumstown‡
- Door Village
- Duneland Beach
- Haskell
- Hesston
- Holmesville
- Kankakee
- Lake Park
- Mill Creek
- Oakwood
- Otis
- Pinhook
- Pinola
- Riverside
- Salem Heights
- Smith
- South Wanatah
- Springfield
- Springville
- Summit
- Tee Lake
- Thomaston
- Tracy
- Union Center
- Waterford
- Wellsboro
- Wilders
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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