Dix Township, Ford County, Illinois

Dix Township
Township

Location in Ford County

Ford County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°27′58″N 88°17′29″W / 40.46611°N 88.29139°W / 40.46611; -88.29139Coordinates: 40°27′58″N 88°17′29″W / 40.46611°N 88.29139°W / 40.46611; -88.29139
Country United States
State Illinois
County Ford
Established November 6, 1860
Area
 • Total 53.99 sq mi (139.8 km2)
 • Land 53.93 sq mi (139.7 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.11%
Elevation 768 ft (234 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 614
 • Density 11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 60933, 60936, 60952, 60957
FIPS code 17-053-20110

Dix Township is one of twelve townships in Ford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 642 and it contained 284 housing units.[2]

History

Dix Township was originally named Drummer Grove Township; on September 2, 1864 it was renamed named in honor of John Adams Dix.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.99 square miles (139.8 km2), of which 53.93 square miles (139.7 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

  • Guthrie

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Blackford, Oregon, and Pontoppidan.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Barnes Landing Strip
  • Gibson City Municipal Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016614[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5

Political districts

References

  • "Dix Township, Ford County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ Callary, Edward. 2009. Place Names of Illinois. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, p. 94.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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