Galena

Summary

Galena is a city in the United States^[1]. Galena ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,078 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Galena is located in Jo Daviess County^[3].
• Galena is in the country of United States^[4].
• Galena's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[5].
• Galena's shares border with is recorded as Hazel Green^[6].
• galena is named after Galena^[7].
• Galena's postal code is recorded as 61036^[8].
• Galena's Commons category is recorded as Galena, Illinois^[9].
• Galena's local dialing code is recorded as 815^[10].
• January 1, 1826 marks the founding of Galena^[11].
• Galena's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.4167, 'longitude': -90.4333}^[12].
• Galena's official website is recorded as http://www.cityofgalena.org/^[13].
• Galena's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Galena, Illinois^[14].
• Galena has a population of {'amount': '+6004'}^[15].
• Galena has a population of {'amount': '+3429'}^[16].
• Galena has a population of {'amount': '+3308'}^[17].
• Galena has a population of {'amount': '+3460'}^[18].
• Galena's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Galena's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Galena's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[21].
• Galena's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[22].
• Galena's capital of is recorded as Jo Daviess County^[23].
• Galena's official name is recorded as Galena^[24].
• Galena's category for people born here is recorded as Q32649227^[25].
• Galena's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1656'}^[26].
• Galena's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Galena, Illinois^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1826 marks the founding of Galena^[11].

Identity

Galena's official name is recorded as Galena^[24].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Galena include Galena Township^[28], a township of Minnesota^[29], in United States^[30].

Why It Matters

Galena ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,078 views/month).^[2] Galena has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Galena is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Galena include Galena Township^[28], a township of Minnesota^[29], in United States^[30].