Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
# Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Galena Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,899 and it contained 967 housing units.

Galena Township was established in 1836.

## Communities

* 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

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.17 square miles (70.4 $km^2),$ of which 26.89 square miles (69.6 $km^2)$ (or 98.97%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 $km^2)$ (or 1.03%) is water.

