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La Grange Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, about 13 miles (21 km) west-southwest of Chicago. According to the 2020 census , the population was 13,475. [ 3 ]
The La Grange Village Historic District is a national historic district encompassing a large section of the village of La Grange, Illinois. The district includes over 1000 buildings, most of which are residences.
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Cousins William L. Wiley (1820–1900) and James Wiley (1817–1886) founded Galva in 1854. [4] 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. [5] Galva was a railroad town.
Galva Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,712 and it contained 1,367 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,712 and it contained 1,367 housing units.
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As of 2020, La Grange has a total area of 2.52 square miles (6.53 km 2), all land. [10] Two major railroad tracks run through the village, including the Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and the CSX/Indiana Harbor Belt lines. Some 14,000 years ago, the land under La Grange sat on the western shore of Lake Chicago, a predecessor to Lake Michigan. [11]
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