Dahlgren Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Dahlgren Township is one of twelve townships
in Hamilton County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,224.
, 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 mile (0.2071990488 km²) (0.15 percent) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Hamilton County, Illinois
Illinois
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, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 1,224.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, 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 mile (0.2071990488 km²) (0.15 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- DelafieldDelafield, IllinoisDelafield is an unincorporated community in Dahlgren Township, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. Delafield is located on Illinois Route 142 northwest of McLeansboro....
at 38.147826°N 88.6028324°W - Lovilla at 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.Political districts
- Illinois's 19th congressional district
- State House District 108
- State Senate District 54