Galt, IL

Galt is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 193 residents. The community was named for John Galt, an early landowner. Town, depot and post office was founded in 1857 when the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad arrived. Sterling High School is the zoned comprehensive high school. Galt's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Illinois setting. The local scoop is how Galt's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet.