Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

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Galena Township
Township
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Country United States
State Indiana
County LaPorte
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 27.17 sq mi (70.4 km2)
 • Land 26.89 sq mi (69.6 km2)
 • Water 0.28 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation[1] 751 ft (229 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,899
 • Density 70.6/sq mi (27.3/km2)
FIPS code 18-26224[2]
GNIS feature ID 453322

Galena Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,899 and it contained 967 housing units.[3]

Galena Township was established in 1836.[4]

Communities

  • Birchim is an unincorporated community located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. within the southeast portion of the township.
  • Hesston is an unincorporated community located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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.[3]

References

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