Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

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; -88.867
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[edit]

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[edit]

* Mount Vernon (south edge)

### Unincorporated towns[edit]

* Bakerville at 38°15′29″N 88°53′53″W﻿ / ﻿38.258°N 88.898°W﻿ / 38.258; -88.898
* Morganville at 38°16′48″N 88°54′07″W﻿ / ﻿38.280°N 88.902°W﻿ / 38.280; -88.902
* Shirley at 38°17′06″N 88°50′17″W﻿ / ﻿38.285°N 88.838°W﻿ / 38.285; -88.838

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

### Adjacent townships[edit]

* Mt. Vernon Township (north)
* Pendleton Township (east)
* Moore's Prairie Township (southeast)
* Spring Garden Township (south)
* Elk Prairie Township (southwest)
* McClellan Township (west)
* Shiloh Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries[edit]

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

### Major highways[edit]

* Interstate 57
* Interstate 64
* Illinois Route 37
* Illinois Route 142
* Illinois Route 148

### Airports and landing strips[edit]

* Davy Jones Airport

## Demographics[edit]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 2,604| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

## Political districts[edit]

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

## References[edit]

* "Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 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.

## External links[edit]

* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives

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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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