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Dix Township, Ford County, Illinois

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Dix Township
Township
Location in Ford County
Location in Ford County
Ford County's location in Illinois
Ford County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°27′58″N 88°17′29″W / 40.46611°N 88.29139°W / 40.46611; -88.29139Coordinates: 40°27′58″N 88°17′29″W / 40.46611°N 88.29139°W / 40.46611; -88.29139
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFord
EstablishedNovember 6, 1860
Area
 • Total53.99 sq mi (139.8 km2)
 • Land53.93 sq mi (139.7 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.11%
Elevation
768 ft (234 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
614
 • Density11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60933, 60936, 60952, 60957
FIPS code17-053-20110

Dix Township is one of twelve townships in Ford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 642 and it contained 284 housing units.[2]

History[]

Dix Township was originally named Drummer Grove Township; on September 2, 1864 it was renamed named in honor of John Adams Dix.[3]

Geography[]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.99 square miles (139.8 km2), of which 53.93 square miles (139.7 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages[]

Unincorporated towns[]

Cemeteries[]

The township contains these three cemeteries: Blackford, Oregon, and Pontoppidan.

Major highways[]

Airports and landing strips[]

  • Barnes Landing Strip
  • Gibson City Municipal Airport

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2016 (est.)614[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts[]

  • Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5

Political districts[]

References[]

  • "Dix Township, Ford County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ 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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ Callary, Edward. 2009. Place Names of Illinois. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, p. 94.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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