Dorr Township, McHenry County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Dorr Township

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Location in McHenry County

Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| McHenry
Established| November 6, 1849
Area

• Total| 36 sq mi (90 km2)
• Land| 35.98 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Population

(2020)

• Total| 21,752
• Density| 581.2/sq mi (224.4/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code| 17-111-20396
Website| Dorr Township Official Web Site

Dorr Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,752 and it contained 8,929 housing units. Dorr Township changed its name from Centre Township on December 28, 1850.

## History[edit]

Dorr Township is named after Governor Thomas Wilson Dorr of Rhode Island.[1] Governor Dorr helped to modernize voting in America by removing arcane age limitations and fighting for universal white male suffrage. Dorr was arrested and tried for treason before the Rhode Island Supreme Court. In 1844 he was committed to prison with a life sentence of solitary confinement and hard labor. He was released after 12 months but his health never fully recovered.

## Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.98 square miles (93.2 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]

Dorr Township is one of seventeen townships in McHenry County. It covers portions of Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Lakewood and Bull Valley. Dorr Township covers 34 1/2 miles of road.

## Demographics[edit]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2010| 20,911| | —
2020| 21,572| | 3.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 96\. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links[edit]

* City-data.com
* Illinois State Archives
* Dorr Township Official Web Site

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Municipalities and communities of McHenry County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Woodstock

Cities|

* Crystal Lake
* Harvard
* Marengo
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Villages|

* Algonquin‡
* Barrington Hills‡
* Bull Valley
* Cary
* Fox Lake‡
* Fox River Grove‡
* Greenwood
* Hebron
* Holiday Hills
* Huntley‡
* Island Lake‡
* Johnsburg
* Lake in the Hills
* Lakemoor‡
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* Richmond
* Ringwood
* Spring Grove
* Trout Valley
* Union
* Wonder Lake

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* Burton
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* Dorr
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* Riley
* Solon Mills

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* Belden
* Palm Beach‡
* Silver Lake
* Terra Cotta

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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