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Around Galva
Distances
Nearest major airport
Kansas City International Airport (MCI)165 miles away
Closer regional airport
Salina Municipal Airport (SLN)29 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Wichita, KS49 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX388 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Galva; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Galva
U.S. Representative · Kansas’s 1st DistrictTracey Mann (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Galva had 834 residents in the 2020 census, up 19% since 2000.
It’s the 201st largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
McPherson County grew from 21,421 residents in 1900 to 30,223 in 2020.
McPherson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 33.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 14 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mcpherson, KS weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in McPherson County
14,751 jobs at 876 businesses in McPherson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Mcpherson HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Mcpherson7.4 miles
Lindsborg Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lindsborg15.4 miles
Hillsboro Community HospitalCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Hillsboro18.9 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Galva
Parks (1 nearby)
Park Henry · 2 acres0.3 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Canton-Galva. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Canton-Galva ElementaryGalva
Pre-K–5
193
Public
0.3 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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