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The story so far

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Galena Township is a township in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 237 at the 2000 census. Galena Township was named after Galena, Illinois, the native home of a share of the early settlers.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 248 to 211 (-15%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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