Galway Lake, a vacation area, is west of the village.

The first settlers in the town established themselves south of Galway village.

[citation needed] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.7 km2), all land.

13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 21.4% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 55.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.