Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Galena Township

Township

Coordinates: 41°43′45″N 86°38′17″W﻿ / ﻿41.72917°N 86.63806°W﻿ / 41.72917; -86.63806
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

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| 751 ft (229 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• 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]

## Communities

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* Birchim is an unincorporated community located at 41°42′37″N 86°36′10″W﻿ / ﻿41.71028°N 86.60278°W﻿ / 41.71028; -86.60278 within the southeast portion of the township.
* Hesston is an unincorporated community located at 41°45′10″N 86°39′39″W﻿ / ﻿41.75278°N 86.66083°W﻿ / 41.75278; -86.66083 within the northwest portion of the township. The Hesston Steam Museum is located in Hesston.

## Geography

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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]

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ a b "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
5. ^ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 35.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Places adjacent to Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

| New Buffalo Township, Berrien County, Michigan | Three Oaks Township, Berrien County, Michigan |

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Springfield Township |

Galena Township

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| Kankakee Township | Wills Township

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Municipalities and communities of LaPorte County, Indiana, United States

County seat: La Porte

Cities|

* La Porte
* Michigan City

Map of Indiana highlighting LaPorte County

Towns|

* Kingsbury
* Kingsford Heights
* LaCrosse
* Long Beach
* Michiana Shores
* Pottawattamie Park
* Trail Creek
* Wanatah
* Westville

Townships|

* Cass
* Center
* Clinton
* Coolspring
* Dewey
* Galena
* Hanna
* Hudson
* Johnson
* Kankakee
* Lincoln
* Michigan
* New Durham
* Noble
* Pleasant
* Prairie
* Scipio
* Springfield
* Union
* Washington
* Wills

CDPs|

* Fish Lake
* Hanna
* Hudson Lake
* Rolling Prairie
* Saugany Lake
* South Center
* Stillwell
* Union Mills

Other
communities|

* Alida
* Beattys Corner
* Birchim
* Byron
* Crumstown‡
* Door Village
* Duneland Beach
* Haskell
* Hesston
* Holmesville
* Kankakee
* Lake Park
* Mill Creek
* Oakwood
* Otis
* Pinhook
* Pinola
* Riverside
* Salem Heights
* Smith
* South Wanatah
* Springfield
* Springville
* Summit
* Tee Lake
* Thomaston
* Tracy
* Union Center
* Waterford
* Wellsboro
* Wilders

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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