Galena Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°43′45″N 86°38′17″W / 41.72917°N 86.63806°W | |
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 | 751 ft (229 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,980 |
• Density | 70.6/sq mi (27.3/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-26224[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453322 |
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]
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]