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Galva
Iowacity
Total population
447
Median home value
$80,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$73,750
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Galva sits in Iowa, United States and is identified as a small city. Located at 42.506°, -95.418°, Galva occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 447. That works out to roughly 224 residents per square kilometre — loosely populated. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,509 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 59% of daylight hours. It covers a compact 2 km² of land area. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Galva, IA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Ridge View High SchoolHigh · Holstein · 239 students · 14.1:1 ratio
- Galva-Holstein Elementary SchoolElementary · Holstein · 137 students · 13.7:1 ratio
- Galva-Holstein Upper ElementaryElementary · Galva · 108 students · 15.4:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Galva
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library