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Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jefferson

ZIP codes
  
62816, 62864, 62872

Elevation
  
134 m

Local time
  
Thursday 4:51 AM

State
  
Illinois

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0428900

Area
  
95.73 km²

Population
  
2,647 (2010)

Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Weather
  
7°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 68% Humidity

Dodds Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,647 and it contained 1,163 housing units.

Contents

Map of Dodds Township, IL, USA

Dodds Township bears the name of James Dodds, a pioneer settler.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.96 square miles (95.7 km2), of which 36.77 square miles (95.2 km2) (or 99.49%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (or 0.54%) is water. The township is centered at 38°15'N 88°52'W (38.255,-89.875). It is traversed north-south by Interstate Route 57 and State Route 37, east-west by Interstate 64 and also by portions of State Routes 142 and 148.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Mount Vernon (south edge)
  • Unincorporated towns

  • Bakerville at 38.258°N 88.898°W / 38.258; -88.898
  • Morganville at 38.280°N 88.902°W / 38.280; -88.902
  • Shirley at 38.285°N 88.838°W / 38.285; -88.838
  • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Adjacent townships

  • Mt. Vernon Township (north)
  • Pendleton Township (east)
  • Moore's Prairie Township (southeast)
  • Spring Garden Township (south)
  • Elk Prairie Township (southwest)
  • McClellan Township (west)
  • Shiloh Township (northwest)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains these seven cemeteries: Arnold, Bethel Memorial, Cub Prairie, Hams Grove, Meddows, Old Orchard and Warren.

    Major highways

  • Interstate 57
  • Interstate 64
  • Illinois Route 37
  • Illinois Route 142
  • Illinois Route 148
  • Airports and landing strips

  • Davy Jones Airport
  • Political districts

  • Illinois' 19th congressional district
  • State House District 107
  • State Senate District 54
  • References

    Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois Wikipedia