Galveston is a town in Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,311 at the 2010 census.HistoryGalveston was laid out in 1854. It was probably named after Galveston, Texas, although folk etymology holds that "a gal with a vest on" caused the name to be selected. Galveston was incorporated as a town in 1870.GeographyGalveston is located at.According to the 2010 census, Galveston has a total area of 0.52sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 1,311 people, 553 households, and 368 families residing in the town. The population density was 2473.6PD/sqmi. There were 633 housing units at an average density of 1194.3/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 96.9% White, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.There were 553 households of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.5% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.92.
