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Population (year 2000): 2,758. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,705 (-1.9% change)
Males: 1,301 (47.2%), Females: 1,457 (52.8%)
Henry County
Zip code:
61434
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $35,071 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,500 (year 2000)
Races in Galva:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (21.5%), Swedish (18.3%),
English (15.5%), Irish (11.1%), United States (10.6%), Polish
(2.8%).
Elevation: 845 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Galva
- High school or higher: 86.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Galva city
- Never married: 19.9%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 10.4%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -20 (-0.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Galva:
- KEWANEE HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; KEWANEE, IL)
- HAMMOND HENRY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; GENESEO, IL)
- GALESBURG COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
GALESBURG, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Galva:
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 37 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 44 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 47 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Galva:
- KEWANEE MUNI (about 7 miles; KEWANEE, IL; ID: EZI)
- GEN-AIRPARK (about 19 miles; GENESEO, IL; ID: 3G8)
- TRI-COUNTY (about 28 miles; YATES CITY, IL; ID: 2C6)
Amtrak station near Galva:
- 10 miles: KEWANEE (3RD & DEPOT ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Galva:
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 39 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 43 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 45
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; MACOMB,
IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)
Public high school in Galva:
- GALVA JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 314;
Location: 224 MORGAN ROAD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Galva:
- GALVA ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 377; Location:
224 MORGAN RD; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Galva:
- GALVA P.L.D. (Operating income: $161,421;
Location: 120 N.W. THIRD AVENUE; 21,873 books; 406 audio
materials; 856 video materials; 92 serial subscriptions)
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