Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Dodds Township
Dodds Township
	Township
	Location in Jefferson County
	Jefferson County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 38°15′N88°52′W / 38.250°N 88.867°W Coordinates: 38°15′N88°52′W / 38.250°N 88.867°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jefferson
Area
• Total	36.96 sq mi (95.7 km2)
• Land	36.77 sq mi (95.2 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.54%
Elevation	440 ft (134 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016) [1]	2,604
• Density	72/sq mi (28/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62816, 62864, 62872
FIPS code	17-081-20227

Last updated April 10, 2020

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.^[2]

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.^[2] 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

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Davy Jones Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
Est. 2016	2,604	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

Political districts

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

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References

1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
↑ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[USCensusEst2016-1] 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] 1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[3] Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

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

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Mount Vernon
Cities	Centralia‡ Mount Vernon Nason	Map of Illinois highlighting Jefferson County
Villages	Belle Rive Bluford Bonnie Dix Ina Waltonville Woodlawn
Townships	Bald Hill Blissville Casner Dodds Elk Prairie Farrington Field Grand Prairie McClellan Moore's Prairie Mt. Vernon Pendleton Rome Shiloh Spring Garden Webber
CDP	Opdyke
Other unincorporated communities	Bakerville Camp Ground Dareville Divide Drivers Harmony Roaches Scheller Spring Garden Texico Williamsburg
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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