- Dahlgren Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
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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°WCoordinates: 38°11′08″N 88°38′29″W / 38.18556°N 88.64139°W Country United States
State Illinois
County Hamilton Established November 3, 1885 Area - Total 54.37 sq mi (140.83 km2) - Land 54.29 sq mi (140.62 km2) - Water 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) 0.15% Elevation 515 ft (157 m) Population (2000) - Total 1,224 - 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 2000 census, its population was 1,224[1].
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Dahlgren Township covers an area of 54.37 square miles (140.8 km2); of this, 54.29 square miles (140.6 km2) (99.85 percent) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (0.15 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Unincorporated towns
- Delafield at 38°08′52″N 88°36′10″W / 38.147826°N 88.6028324°W
- Lovilla at 38°09′24″N 88°40′00″W / 38.1567151°N 88.6667237°W
(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
- 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, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428867. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- United States National Atlas
External links
- Hamilton County Historical Society
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
Municipalities and communities of Hamilton County, Illinois County seat: McLeansboro Cities Town Villages Townships Beaver Creek | Crook | Crouch | Dahlgren | Flannigan | Knights Prairie | Mayberry | McLeansboro | South Crouch | South Flannigan | South Twigg | Twigg
Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Hamilton County, Illinois
- Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area
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