View source for Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Jefferson County, Illinois|Jefferson]]
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|postal_code              = 62816, 62864, 62872
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|blank_info               = 17-081-20227
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|pop_est_as_of = 2016
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'''Dodds Township''' is one of sixteen [[Civil township|townships]] in [[Jefferson County, Illinois|Jefferson County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States|USA]].  As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,647 and it contained 1,163 housing units.<ref name="census">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17081
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201809/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17081
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
|publisher=United States Census
|accessdate=2013-05-28
}}</ref>
Dodds Township bears the name of James Dodds, a pioneer settler.<ref>{{cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PA94|date=29 September 2008|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|page=94}}</ref>
==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|36.96|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|36.77|sqmi}} (or 99.49%) is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi}} (or 0.54%) is water.<ref name="census"/>  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, Illinois|Mount Vernon]] (south edge)
===Unincorporated towns===
* [[Bakerville, Jefferson County, Illinois|Bakerville]] at {{coord|38.258|-88.898|display=inline}}
* [[Morganville, Illinois|Morganville]] at {{coord|38.280|-88.902|display=inline}}
* [[Shirley, Jefferson County, Illinois|Shirley]] at {{coord|38.285|-88.838|display=inline}}
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
===Adjacent townships===
* [[Mt. Vernon Township, Jefferson County, Illinois|Mt. Vernon Township]] (north)
* [[Pendleton Township, Jefferson County, Illinois|Pendleton Township]] (east)
* [[Moore's Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois|Moore's Prairie Township]] (southeast)
* [[Spring Garden Township, Jefferson County, Illinois|Spring Garden Township]] (south)
* [[Elk Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois|Elk Prairie Township]] (southwest)
* [[McClellan Township, Jefferson County, Illinois|McClellan Township]] (west)
* [[Shiloh Township, Jefferson County, Illinois|Shiloh Township]] (northwest)
===Cemeteries===
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Arnold, Bethel Memorial, Cub Prairie, Hams Grove, Meddows, Old Orchard and Warren.
===Major highways===
* [[Image:I-57.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 57]]
* [[Image:I-64.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 64]]
* [[Image:Illinois 37.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 37]]
* [[Image:Illinois 142.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 142]]
* [[Image:Illinois 148.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 148]]
===Airports and landing strips===
* Davy Jones Airport
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|estyear=2016
|estimate=2604
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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==Political districts==
* [[Illinois' 19th congressional district]]
* State House District 107
* State Senate District 54
==References==
* {{cite gnis|0428900|Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois|2010-01-17}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310144543/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/edgar.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]
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==External links==
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Dodds-Jefferson-IL.html City-Data.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071020170100/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/jefferson.html Illinois State Archives]
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[[Category:Townships in Jefferson County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Townships in Illinois]]