Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Dodds Township
Township

Location in Jefferson County

Jefferson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°15′N 88°52′W / 38.250°N 88.867°W / 38.250; -88.867Coordinates: 38°15′N 88°52′W / 38.250°N 88.867°W / 38.250; -88.867
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

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]

Dodds Township bears the name of James Dodds, a pioneer settler.[3]

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

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
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20162,604[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Political districts

References

  • "Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  • 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 (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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