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Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Lee

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
202 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 7:26 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 6, 1849

GNIS feature ID
  
0428899

Zip code
  
61021

Population
  
17,993 (2010)

Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois

Weather
  
5°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 46% Humidity

Dixon Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,993 and it contained 7,283 housing units.

Contents

Map of Dixon Township, IL 61021, USA

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 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.36 square miles (78.6 km2), of which 29.11 square miles (75.4 km2) (or 95.88%) is land and 1.25 square miles (3.2 km2) (or 4.12%) 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 Wikipedia