Galatia Township, Saline County, Illinois

Galatia Township
Township

Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 37°50′00″N 88°39′00″W / 37.83333°N 88.65000°W / 37.83333; -88.65000Coordinates: 37°50′00″N 88°39′00″W / 37.83333°N 88.65000°W / 37.83333; -88.65000
Country United States
State Illinois
County Saline
Settled November 5, 1889
Area
 • Total 18.73 sq mi (48.5 km2)
 • Land 18.61 sq mi (48.2 km2)
 • Water 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation 384 ft (117 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,200
 • Density 66.1/sq mi (25.5/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 17-165-28274

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]

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
Census Pop. %±
Est. 20161,200[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. 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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