View source for Galatia Township, Saline County, Illinois

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Galatia Township
| official_name =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[List of townships in Illinois|Township]]
| image_skyline =
| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_flag =
| image_seal =
| etymology =
| nickname =
| motto =
| anthem =
| image_map = Map highlighting Galatia Township, Saline County, Illinois.svg
| mapsize =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| image_map1 = Illinois in United States (US48).svg
| mapsize1 =
| map_alt1 =
| map_caption1 = Location of Illinois in the United States
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_label =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_mapsize =
| pushpin_relief =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|37|50|00|N|88|39|00|W|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint =
| coordinates_footnotes =
| grid_name =
| grid_position =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Illinois
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = [[Saline County, Illinois|Saline]]
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name3 =
| subdivision_type4 =
| subdivision_name4 =
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = November 5, 1889
| established_title1 =
| established_date1 =
| established_title2 =
| established_date2 =
| established_title3 =
| established_date3 =
| established_title4 =
| established_date4 =
| established_title5 =
| established_date5 =
| established_title6 =
| established_date6 =
| established_title7 =
| established_date7 =
| extinct_title =
| extinct_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| seat_type =
| seat =
| seat1_type =
| seat1 =
| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = Supervisor
| leader_name1 =
| total_type =
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =
| area_total_sq_mi = 18.73
| area_land_km2 =
| area_land_sq_mi = 18.61
| area_water_km2 =
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.12
| area_water_percent =
| area_metro_footnotes =
| area_metro_km2 =
| area_metro_sq_mi =
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| elevation_ft = 384
| elevation_point =
| elevation_max_footnotes =
| elevation_max_m =
| elevation_max_ft =
| elevation_max_point =
| elevation_max_rank =
| elevation_min_footnotes =
| elevation_min_m =
| elevation_min_ft =
| elevation_min_point =
| elevation_min_rank =
| population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| population_footnotes =
| population_total =
| pop_est_as_of = 2016
| pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
| population_est = 1200
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 =
| population_density_sq_mi = 66.1
| population_metro_footnotes =
| population_metro =
| population_density_metro_km2 =
| population_density_metro_sq_mi =
| population_density =
| population_density_rank =
| population_blank1_title =
| population_blank1 =
| population_density_blank1_km2 =
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi =
| population_blank2_title =
| population_blank2 =
| population_density_blank2_km2 =
| population_density_blank2_sq_mi =
| population_demonym =
| population_note =
| demographics_type1 =
| demographics1_footnotes =
| demographics1_title1 =
| demographics1_info1 =
| demographics_type2 =
| demographics2_footnotes =
| demographics2_title1 =
| demographics2_info1 =
| timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1 = -6
| timezone1_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST = -5
| timezone2 =
| utc_offset2 =
| timezone2_DST =
| utc_offset2_DST =
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| postal2_code_type =
| postal2_code =
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| geocode =
| iso_code =
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 17-165-28274
| blank1_name =
| blank1_info =
| blank2_name =
| blank2_info =
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| blank1_name_sec2 =
| blank1_info_sec2 =
| blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons
| blank2_info_sec2 =
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Galatia Township''' is located in [[Saline County, Illinois|Saline County]], [[Illinois]]. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,230 and it contained 592 housing units.<ref name="census">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17165
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201143/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17165
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
|publisher=United States Census
|accessdate=2013-05-28
}}</ref>
==History==
Galatia Township is named for [[Albert Gallatin]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA133 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=133}}</ref>
==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|18.73|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|18.61|sqmi}} (or 99.36%) is land and {{convert|0.12|sqmi}} (or 0.64%) is water.<ref name="census"/>
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1200
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
==References==
<references/>
==External links==
*[http://www.city-data.com/township/Galatia-Saline-IL.html City-data.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071023014117/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/saline.html Illinois State Archives]
{{Saline County, Illinois}}
{{Illinois}}
{{authority control}}
[[Category:Townships in Saline County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Townships in Illinois]]
{{SalineCountyIL-geo-stub}}