Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Dodds Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jefferson County
Jefferson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°15′17″N 88°52′30″W / 38.25472°N 88.875°W / 38.25472; -88.875Coordinates: 38°15′17″N 88°52′30″W / 38.25472°N 88.875°W / 38.25472; -88.875
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jefferson
Area
– Total	36.93 sq mi (95.66 km2)
– Land	36.72 sq mi (95.09 km2)
– Water	0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2)  0.59%
Elevation	440 ft (134 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,720
– Density	74.1/sq mi (28.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62816, 62864, 62872
GNIS feature ID	0428900

Dodds Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,720^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Dodds Township covers an area of 36.93 square miles (95.6 km²); of this, 36.72 square miles (95.1 km²) (99.4 percent) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km²) (0.59 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Mount Vernon (south edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Bakerville at 38°15′30″N 88°53′51″W / 38.2583827°N 88.8975653°W / 38.2583827; -88.8975653
• Morganville at 38°16′49″N 88°54′08″W / 38.2803272°N 88.9022873°W / 38.2803272; -88.9022873
• Shirley at 38°17′06″N 88°50′17″W / 38.285049°N 88.8381182°W / 38.285049; -88.8381182

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

Adjacent townships

• 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

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

Major highways

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

Airports and landing strips

• Davy Jones Airport

Political districts

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

References

• "Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428900. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives