Dahlgren Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

Dahlgren Township
Dahlgren Township
Township
	Location in Hamilton County
	Hamilton County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 38°11′08″N88°38′29″W / 38.18556°N 88.64139°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hamilton
Established	November 3, 1885
Area
• Total	54.38 sq mi (140.8 km2)
• Land	54.30 sq mi (140.6 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.16%
Elevation	515 ft (157 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,137
• Density	21/sq mi (8.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62828, 62859
FIPS code	17-065-18316

Last updated December 30, 2024

Dahlgren Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,137 and it contained 511 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Dahlgren Township has a total area of 54.38 square miles (140.84 km²), of which 54.30 square miles (140.64 km²) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.16%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Dahlgren

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Atchison, Bethel, Crisel, Fitzsimons, Independent Order of Oddfellows, Pleasant Hill, Preston and Saint Johns.

Major highways

Illinois Route 142

Airports and landing strips

Gelfius International Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 1,137 people, 488 households, and 393 families residing in the township. The population density was 20.91 inhabitants per square mile (8.07/km²). There were 511 housing units at an average density of 9.40 per square mile (3.63/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.78% White, 0.18% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 3.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 488 households, out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.58% were married couples living together, 14.34% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 19.47% were non-families. 18.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.91.

The township's age distribution consisted of 27.2% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 18.1% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $57,222, and the median income for a family was $72,898. Males had a median income of $66,364 versus $35,208 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,363. About 5.6% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	1,220	—
2010	1,220	0.0%
2020	1,137	−6.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

Illinois's 19th congressional district
State House District 108
State Senate District 54

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References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Dahlgren Township". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States National Atlas

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[gaz2021-2] "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Hamilton County, Illinois, United States
County seat: McLeansboro
Cities	McLeansboro	Map of Illinois highlighting Hamilton County
Town	Belle Prairie City
Villages	Broughton Dahlgren Macedonia‡
Townships	Beaver Creek Crook Crouch Dahlgren Flannigan Knights Prairie Mayberry McLeansboro South Crouch South Flannigan South Twigg Twigg
Unincorporated communities	Aden Blairsville Braden Dale Delafield Piopolis Rural Hill Tuckers Corners West Rural Hill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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