Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Galena Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,980 (up from 1,899 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 979 housing units.

Galena Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°43′45″N 86°38′17″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaPorte
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	27.17 sq mi (70.4 km2)
• Land	26.89 sq mi (69.6 km2)
• Water	0.28 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation [1]	751 ft (229 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,980
• Density	70.6/sq mi (27.3/km2)
FIPS code	18-26224[3]
GNIS feature ID	453322

Galena Township was established in 1836.^[5]

Communities

• Hesston is an unincorporated community located at 41°45′10″N 86°39′39″W 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 km²), of which 26.89 square miles (69.6 km²) (or 98.97%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km²) (or 1.03%) is water.^[4]