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Galva, Illinois, in Henry county, is 37 miles SE of Davenport, Iowa (center to center) and 132 miles W of Chicago, Illinois. The people of the city are in the Davenport - Moline - Rock Island metropolitan area. Galva has a population of 2,758.
In Galva, about 58% of adults are married.
In 2000, Galva had a median family income of $45,880.
In Galva, 77% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out. You're likely to find a number of older homes if you drive around the city -- the mean age of housing units is fairly high here.
In Galva, 93% of commuters drive to work. If gasoline prices keep going up, consider living in cities like Galva; a good number of people there walk and bicycle to work.
Comparing Galva to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):
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