East Galena Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,283 and it contained 917 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.38 square miles (60.6 km), of which 23.22 square miles (60.1 km) (or 99.32%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km) (or 0.68%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Galena

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries, Miners Chapel and Saint Michaels.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 20
• Illinois Route 84

Airports and landing strips

• Heller Airport

Landmarks

• The Galena Territory

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,248
U.S. Decennial Census

School districts

• Galena Unit School District 120
• Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211

Political districts

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