Dolson Township, Clark County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Dolson Township is one of fifteen townships
in Clark County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 352.
, Dolson Township covers an area of 35.72 square miles (92.5 km²); of this, 1.24 square miles (3.2 km²) or 3.46 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 Clark County, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, 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 352.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Dolson Township covers an area of 35.72 square miles (92.5 km²); of this, 1.24 square miles (3.2 km²) or 3.46 percent is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Clarksville
- DoylesDoyles, IllinoisDoyles is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois, United States. Doyles is east-northeast of Westfield....
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Bluegrass, Clarksville Baptist, Cupps, Davis, Ennis, Green Moss and Shiloh.School districts
- Marshall Community Unit School District 2c
- Martinsville Community Unit School District 3c
Political districts
- Illinois' 15th congressional districtIllinois' 15th congressional districtThe 15th Congressional District of Illinois is located in eastern Illinois. It includes the cities of Charleston, Urbana, Danville, and Champaign, and all or parts of Livingston, Iroquois, Ford, McLean, DeWitt, Champaign, Vermillion, Macon, Piatt, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Coles, Cumberland,...
- State House District 109
- State Senate District 55