West Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, West Galena Township has a total area of 11.46 sqmi, of which 9.61 sqmi (or 83.87%) is land and 1.85 sqmi (or 16.13%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Galena (east three-quarters)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Greenwood Cemetery (Galena, Illinois) and Saint Marys.

Major highways

• [[Image:US 20.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 20
• [[Image:Illinois 84.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 84

Rivers

• Mississippi River

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 3,230 people, 1,585 households, and 823 families residing in the township. The population density was 281.92 PD/sqmi. There were 1,912 housing units at an average density of 166.88 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 88.39% White, 0.71% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 4.15% from other races, and 5.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.22% of the population.

There were 1,585 households, out of which 15.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.36% were married couples living together, 6.56% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 48.08% were non-families. 41.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.68.

The township's age distribution consisted of 18.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 19% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 28.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $53,063, and the median income for a family was $74,877. Males had a median income of $41,920 versus $27,583 for females. The per capita income for the township was $40,668. About 0.0% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

• Galena Unit School District 120

Political districts

• Illinois' 16th congressional district
• State House District 89
• State Senate District 45

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

References

1. "Explore Census Data".
2. US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files".
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.