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)
• Total	1,220
• Density	22.5/sq mi (8.7/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62828, 62859
GNIS feature ID	0428867

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Dahlgren

Unincorporated towns

• Delafield at 38°08′52″N 88°36′10″W / 38.147826°N 88.602832°W / 38.147826; -88.602832
• Lovilla at 38°09′24″N 88°40′00″W / 38.156715°N 88.666724°W / 38.156715; -88.666724

(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

• Illinois Route 142

Airports and landing strips

• Gelfius International Airport

School districts

• Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

• Illinois's 19th congressional district
• State House District 108
• State Senate District 54

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• "Dahlgren Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
• United States National Atlas

1. 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. 

External links

• Hamilton County Historical Society
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of 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

Municipalities and communities of Hamilton County, Illinois, United States
County seat: McLeansboro
Cities	McLeansboro
Town	Belle Prairie City
Villages	Broughton Dahlgren Macedonia‡
Townships	Beaver Creek Crook Crouch Dahlgren Flannigan Knights Prairie Mayberry McLeansboro South Crouch South Flannigan South Twigg Twigg
Unincorporated communities	Aden Blairsville Braden Bungay Cornerville Dale Delafield Diamond City Flint Garrison Hoodville Lovilla Olga Piopolis Rural Hill Thackeray Thurber Tuckers Corners University Walpole West Rural Hill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties