East Galena Township
| East Galena Township | |||
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1852 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Jo Daviess County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 25 ′ N , 90 ° 24 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,283 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 21.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 60.65 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) of which 60.25 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 225 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 61036, 61075 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-21813 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 428933 | ||
 Location of East Galena Township in Jo Daviess County |
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The East Galena Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County in the extreme northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .
geography
The East Galena Township is located in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The north-western border of the township is formed by the Galena River . The Wisconsin border is approximately 20 north of the township.
The East Galena Township is 42 ° 24'41 "north latitude and 90 ° 23'30" west longitude and extends over 60.65 km², which is spread over 60.25 km² of land and 0.4 km² of water.
The East Galena Township borders within Jo Daviess County in the north on the Council Hill Township , in the east on the Guilford Township , in the southeast on the Elizabeth Township , in the south the Rice Township , in the west on the West Galena as well as the Rawlins Township and in the Northwest to Vinegar Hill Township .
traffic
By East Galena Township Township of the Illinois portion leads the Great River Road forming US Highway 20 , which here on the same route as the Illinois Highway 84 runs. In addition, there are a number of partly unpaved county roads and other subordinate roads in the township.
A BNSF Railway , which runs parallel to the entire Mississippi, runs through the southwest corner of the township.
The closest airfields are Dubuque Regional Airport , located around 40 km west in Iowa, and Platteville Municipal Airport, around 35 km north in Wisconsin .
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 1,283 inhabitants.
The township's population is concentrated in the districts of Galena to the southeast of the Galena River .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 23, 2012
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Illinois ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 3, 2014
