Galatia Township, Saline County, Illinois

Galatia Township is located in Saline County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,230 and it contained 592 housing units.[2]

Galatia Township
Township
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 37°50′00″N 88°39′00″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountySaline
SettledNovember 5, 1889
Area
 • Total18.73 sq mi (48.5 km2)
 • Land18.61 sq mi (48.2 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
384 ft (117 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
1,200
 • Density66.1/sq mi (25.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-165-28274

History

Galatia Township is named for Albert Gallatin.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.73 square miles (48.5 km2), of which 18.61 square miles (48.2 km2) (or 99.36%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.64%) is water.[2]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,200[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References
  1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 133.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.



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