Dawson Township, McLean County, Illinois

Dawson Township
—  Township  —
Location in McLean County
McLean County's location in Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	McLean
Established	After 1920
Government
– Supervisor
Area
– Total	37.5 sq mi (97.12 km2)
– Land	37.2 sq mi (96.34 km2)
– Water	0.3 sq mi (0.77 km2)  1%
Population (2000)
– Total	668
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Dawson Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. The population was 668 at the 2000 census. Dawson Township was originally named Lee Township, but changed to Padua Township on May 17, 1858, and then to Dawson on an unknown date.

Dawson Township was named for John Wells Dawson.^[1]

References

1. ^ Gannett, Henry (January 22, 2008). " "The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States". US Geological Survey (Govt. Print. Off.): 258. http://books.google.com/?id=BqwPAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA194&dq=Mclean+county#PPA101,M1". 

External links

• US Census
• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives

Coordinates: 40°26′13″N 88°45′09″W / 40.43694°N 88.7525°W / 40.43694; -88.7525