Dahlgren Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

Dahlgren Township
Township

Location in Hamilton County

Hamilton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°11′08″N 88°38′29″W / 38.18556°N 88.64139°W / 38.18556; -88.64139Coordinates: 38°11′08″N 88°38′29″W / 38.18556°N 88.64139°W / 38.18556; -88.64139
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Hamilton
Established November 3, 1885
Area
 • Total 54.37 sq mi (140.8 km2)
 • Land 54.28 sq mi (140.6 km2)
 • Water 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.17%
Elevation 515 ft (157 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,154
 • Density 22.5/sq mi (8.7/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 62828, 62859
FIPS code 17-065-18316

Dahlgren Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,220 and it contained 531 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 54.37 square miles (140.8 km2), of which 54.28 square miles (140.6 km2) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.17%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Atchison, Bethel, Crisel, Fitzsimons, Independent Order of Oddfellows, Pleasant Hill, Preston and Saint Johns.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
Est. 20161,154[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  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. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
Adjacent places of Dahlgren Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
 Pendleton Township, Jefferson County Four Mile Township, Wayne County Orel Township, Wayne County
Moore's Prairie Township, Jefferson County Crouch Township
South Crouch Township
   Dahlgren Township  
Northern Township, Franklin County Knights Prairie Township McLeansboro Township
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