Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°52′04″N 89°27′33″W / 41.86778°N 89.45917°W / 41.86778; -89.45917Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyLeeEstablishedNovember 6, 1849Area

• Total30.36 sq mi (78.6 km²) • Land29.11 sq mi (75.4 km²) • Water1.25 sq mi (3.2 km²) 4.12%Elevation

663 ft (202 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

17,271 • Density618.1/sq mi (238.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

61021

FIPS code17-103-20175

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.^[2]

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.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Dixon (north three-quarters)

Cemeteries

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

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	17,271	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

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. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
United States Census Bureau 2010 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.