Country United States County McLean Time zone CST (UTC-6) Population 590 (2010) | State Illinois Established After 1920 Area 97.18 km² Local time Saturday 8:27 AM | |
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Dawson Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 590 and it contained 253 housing units. Dawson Township was originally named Lee Township, but changed to Padua Township on May 17, 1858, and then to Dawson on an unknown date.
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Map of Dawson Township, IL, USA
Dawson Township was named for John Wells Dawson, a pioneer settler.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.52 square miles (97.2 km2), of which 37.26 square miles (96.5 km2) (or 99.31%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.69%) is water.
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Dawson Township, McLean County, Illinois Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA