Galva Township, Henry County, Illinois
# Galva Township, Henry County, Illinois

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 $km^2),$ of which 34.28 square miles (88.8 $km^2)$ (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 $km^2)$ (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

## 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
