| Galatia | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 37.8403°N -88.6108°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Saline |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.13 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.98 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.06 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.95 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 827 |
| Population Density Km2: | 163.55 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 423.67 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62935 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-28261 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Galatia, Illinois |
Galatia is a village in Saline County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 933.
Galatia is named for Albert Gallatin.[2] The village was established as a tobacco farming hub in the mid-1800s. Tobacco grown in the area was hauled to Shawneetown to be shipped along the Ohio River. Two coal mines opened near Galatia in the early 1900s, the Harco Mine and the Galatia Colliers Mine.[3]
Galatia is located at 37.8403°N -88.6108°W (37.840409, -88.610815).[4]
According to the 2010 census, Galatia has a total area of 1.979sqmi, of which 1.95sqmi (or 98.53%) is land and 0.029sqmi (or 1.47%) is water.[5]
There are coal mines in the vicinity of Galatia which have been used for climate change studies.[6]
As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 933 people, 420 households, and 262 families residing in the village. The population density was 516.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 455 housing units at an average density of 232sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 98.12% White, 0.10% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.20% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.
There were 420 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $30,833. Males had a median income of $25,956 versus $16,154 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,810. About 12.9% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.
Galatia School District is one of four in Saline County. The other three school districts are Eldorado, Harrisburg, and Carrier Mills.