Galatia Township, Saline County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

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; -88.65000
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Saline
Settled	November 5, 1889
Area
• Total	18.73 sq mi (48.5 km)
• Land	18.61 sq mi (48.2 km)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.3 km)
Elevation	384 ft (117 m)
Population
• Estimate	1,200
• Density	66.1/sq mi (25.5/km)
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.

History

Galatia Township is named for Albert Gallatin.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.73 square miles (48.5 km), of which 18.61 square miles (48.2 km) (or 99.36%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km) (or 0.64%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,200
U.S. Decennial Census

References

^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ "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 28, 2013.
Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 133.
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Saline County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Harrisburg
Cities	Eldorado Harrisburg	Map of Illinois highlighting Saline County
Villages	Carrier Mills Galatia Muddy Raleigh Stonefort‡
Townships	Brushy Carrier Mills Cottage East Eldorado Galatia Harrisburg Independence Long Branch Mountain Raleigh Rector Stone Fort Tate
Unincorporated communities	Cottage Grove Delta Derby Eagle Harco Lakeview Ledford Liberty Mitchellsville New Hope Pankeyville Rudement Somerset Texas City Wasson West End‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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