Galva, Illinois Coordinates 41 10 0 N 90 2 32 WCoordinates: 41 10 0 N 90 2 32 W Location of Galva inside Illinois Location of Galva inside Illinois Wikimedia Commons: Galva, Illinois Galva is a town/city in Henry County, Illinois, United States.
The populace was 2,589 at the 2010 census, down from 2,758 in 2000.
The name Galva honors the Swedish immigrants of close-by Bishop Hill and refers to Gavle, Sweden which is the town's sister city.
Galva was a barns town.
Galva was laid out along the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (Burlington Route) with the help of Bishop Hill trustees who invested heavily in Galva.
Later the Peoria and Rock Island Railroad (Rock Island Railroad) came through Galva. According to the 2010 census, Galva has a total region of 2.86 square miles (7.41 km2), all land. As of the 2000 census, there were 2,758 citizens , 1,164 homeholds, and 740 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 98.59% White, 0.25% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.33% from other competitions, and 0.51% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,164 homeholds out of which 28.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $35,071, and the median income for a family was $45,880.
About 6.9% of families and 7.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.
According to the 2010 Census, the town/city had a populace of 2,589.
Of this, 2,503 (96.68%) were White, 32 (1.24%) were two or more competitions, 26 (1.00%) were Black or African American, 15 (0.58%) were some other race, 11 (0.42%) were Asian, and 2 (0.08%) were American Indian or Alaska Native.
"150th Anniversary of the beginning of Galva, Illinois" (PDF).
"The History of Galva, Illinois".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
City of Galva official website Municipalities and communities of Henry County, Illinois, United States This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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Cities in Illinois - Cities in Henry County, Illinois - Swedish-American culture in Illinois
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