Dodds Township is one of sixteen townships

Civil township

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 in Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Illinois

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, Illinois

Illinois

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, USA

United States

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. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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, its population was 2,720.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, Dodds Township covers an area of 36.93 square miles (95.6 km²); of this, 36.72 square miles (95.1 km²) (99.4 percent) is land and 0.22 square mile (0.5697973842 km²) (0.59 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Bakerville at 38.2583827°N 88.8975653°W
• Morganville at 38.2803272°N 88.9022873°W
• Shirley at 38.285049°N 88.8381182°W

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

Adjacent townships

• Mt. Vernon Township
  Mt. Vernon Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Mount Vernon Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 14,443.-Geography:...
  
   (north)
• Pendleton Township
  Pendleton Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Pendleton Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,083.-Geography:...
  
   (east)
• Moore's Prairie Township (southeast)
• Spring Garden Township
  Spring Garden Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Spring Garden Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,454.-Geography:...
  
   (south)
• Elk Prairie Township
  Elk Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Elk Prairie Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 721.-Geography:...
  
   (southwest)
• McClellan Township
  McClellan Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  McClellan Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,239.-Geography:...
  
   (west)
• Shiloh Township
  Shiloh Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Shiloh Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,345.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Shiloh Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Mount Vernon *...
  
   (northwest)

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

• Interstate 57
  Interstate 57
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• Interstate 64
  Interstate 64
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• Illinois Route 37
  Illinois Route 37
  Illinois Route 37, or Illinois 37, is a north–south route in southern Illinois. It is in length. Originally connecting Effingham to Cairo, it was a heavily-traveled highway before Interstate 57 was opened. That Interstate, which lies very close to most of Illinois 37 , supplanted it as a...
  
  
• Illinois Route 142
  Illinois Route 142
  Illinois Route 142 is a major arterial road in southeastern Illinois. It runs from near the town center of Equality at Calhoun Street, a local road, north to Illinois Route 37 and the northern terminus of Illinois Route 148 in Mount Vernon. This is a distance of .- Route description :Illinois 142...
  
  
• Illinois Route 148
  Illinois Route 148
  Illinois Route 148 is a north–south state road in southern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 37 at Pulleys Mill north to the western terminus of Illinois Route 142 and Illinois 37 south of downtown Mount Vernon...
  
  

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
  Illinois' 19th congressional district
  The 19th Congressional District of Illinois encompasses a large stretch of rural Southern Illinois, part of Springfield and a portion of the "Metro-East" area . It has been represented by Republican John Shimkus since 2003.The district voted 61%–39% for George W. Bush in 2004...
  
  
• State House District 107
• State Senate District 54

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives