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Galva, IL - History
We would like to provide the residents of Galva a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Galva Home page. The Galva Home page provides as much information as possible on Galva. Knowing Galva’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Galva’s Home page, you will also find Galva’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Galva has a population of 2539. 49.6% of Galva’s inhabitants are Male, and 50.4 are female. 53.9% of Galva is married and 73.7% own their own home. The Average Home price is $67,954, and the average rent is $637. Household median income in Galva is $44,191, and the individual median income is $29,309. Galva’s Ethnic is the following: White(96.5%), Hispanic(2%), Multiple(1.7%), Asian(1%), Black(0.6%), Other(0.3%).
Cousins William L. Wiley (1820-1900) and James Wiley (1817-1886) founded Galva in 1854. The name Galva honors the Swedish immigrants of nearby Bishop Hill and refers to Gävle, Sweden which is the town's sister city. Today around 80% of the town has Scandinavian ancestry.Galva was a railroad 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. This was the first of three rail lines to locate there. This group was formed in 1852 and ran a line from Aurora, Illinois to Galesburg, Illinois.
A second branch of the Burlington Route later also came through. Later the Peoria and Rock Island Railroad (Rock Island Railroad) came through Galva.
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