Galva Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,837 and it contained 1,402 housing units.

History

Galva Township was named by Olaf Johnson, a native of Gävle, in Sweden.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.29 square miles (88.8 km), of which 34.28 square miles (88.8 km) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km) (or 0.03%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Galva

Adjacent townships

• Burns Township (north)
• Wethersfield Township (east)
• Goshen Township, Stark County (southeast)
• Lynn Township, Knox County (south)
• Walnut Grove Township, Knox County (southwest)
• Weller Township (west)
• Cambridge Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Saint Johns Cemetery.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 34
• Illinois Route 17

Landmarks

• Wiley Park

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	2,745
U.S. Decennial Census

School districts

• Galva Community Unit School District 224
• Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230

Political districts

• Illinois's 17th congressional district
• State House District 74
• State Senate District 37