Dawson Township, McLean County, Illinois
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| Dawson Township | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | McLean |
| Established | After 1920 |
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| 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]
[edit] References
- ^ 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".
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Coordinates: 40°26′13″N 88°45′09″W / 40.43694°N 88.7525°W
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