Galatia Township | |
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Coordinates: 37°50′00″N 88°39′00″W / 37.83333°N 88.65000°W | |
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 | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
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]
Galatia Township is named for Albert Gallatin.[3]
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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 1,200 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |