Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois

Dixon Township
—  Township  —
Location in Lee County
Lee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°52′04″N 89°27′33″W / 41.86778°N 89.45917°W / 41.86778; -89.45917Coordinates: 41°52′04″N 89°27′33″W / 41.86778°N 89.45917°W / 41.86778; -89.45917
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lee
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
- Total	30.28 sq mi (78.43 km2)
- Land	29.14 sq mi (75.47 km2)
- Water	1.14 sq mi (2.96 km2)  3.77%
Elevation	663 ft (202 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	17,925
- Density	615.1/sq mi (237.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	61021
GNIS feature ID	0428899

Dixon Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 17,925.^[1]

History

Dixon Township was established on November 6, 1849. Two additional townships were created from it; Nelson Township was created on February 28, 1860, and South Dixon Township was created on February 12, 1867.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Dixon Township covers an area of 30.28 square miles (78.4 km²); of this, 29.14 square miles (75.5 km²) (96.23 percent) is land and 1.14 square miles (3.0 km²) (3.77 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Dixon (north three-quarters)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Burket, Chapel Hill, Dixon State School, Mount Union and Oakwood.

School districts

• Dixon Unit School District 170

Political districts

• Illinois's 14th congressional district
• State House District 90
• State Senate District 45

References

• "Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428899. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
• United States Census Bureau 2010 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois