Map of Galatia village, Illinois

Galatia is a village in Saline County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 933.

Galatia village overview:
Name:	Galatia village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Saline County
Total Area:	1.98 sq mi (5.13 km²)
Land Area:	1.95 sq mi (5.06 km²)
Water Area:	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)
Total Population:	827
Population Density:	423.67/sq mi (163.55/km²)
Area code:	618
FIPS code:	1728261

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History

Galatia is named for Albert Gallatin. 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.

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Geography

Galatia is located at 37°50′25″N 88°36′39″W / 37.84028°N 88.61083°W / 37.84028; -88.61083 (37.840409, -88.610815).

According to the 2010 census, Galatia has a total area of 1.979 square miles (5.13 km), of which 1.95 square miles (5.05 km) (or 98.53%) is land and 0.029 square miles (0.08 km) (or 1.47%) is water.

There are coal mines in the vicinity of Galatia which have been used for climate change studies.