Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

38°15′N 88°52′W / 38.250°N 88.867°W / 38.250; -88.867CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJeffersonArea

• Total36.96 sq mi (95.7 km²) • Land36.77 sq mi (95.2 km²) • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²) 0.54%Elevation

440 ft (134 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

2,604 • Density72/sq mi (28/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62816, 62864, 62872

FIPS code17-081-20227

Dodds Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,647 and it contained 1,163 housing units.^[2]

Dodds Township bears the name of James Dodds, a pioneer settler.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.96 square miles (95.7 km²), of which 36.77 square miles (95.2 km²) (or 99.49%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (or 0.54%) is water.^[2] The township is centered at 38°15'N 88°52'W (38.255,-89.875). It is traversed north–south by Interstate Route 57 and State Route 37, east–west by Interstate 64 and also by portions of State Routes 142 and 148.

Cities, towns, villages

Mount Vernon (south edge)

Unincorporated towns

Bakerville at 38°15′29″N 88°53′53″W / 38.258°N 88.898°W / 38.258; -88.898
Morganville at 38°16′48″N 88°54′07″W / 38.280°N 88.902°W / 38.280; -88.902
Shirley at 38°17′06″N 88°50′17″W / 38.285°N 88.838°W / 38.285; -88.838

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Davy Jones Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	2,604	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

Political districts

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

References

"Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.