Dwight Township
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Township
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Location in Livingston County
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Livingston County's location in Illinois
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Coordinates: 41°3′N 88°25′W / 41.050°N 88.417°W / 41.050; -88.417 | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Livingston |
Established | November 3, 1857 |
Area | |
• Total | 34.84 sq mi (90.2 km2) |
• Land | 34.8 sq mi (90 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.11% |
Population
(2010)
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• Estimate
(2016)[1]
| 4,256 |
• Density | 129.1/sq mi (49.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-105-21371 |
Dwight Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,494 and it contained 1,961 housing units.[2]
Dwight Township was named for Henry A. Dwight, Jr., of New York, as was the village of Dwight, Illinois.[3] He was a brother engineer of R. P. Morgan, who was the founder of the town.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.84 square miles (90.2 km2), of which 34.8 square miles (90 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 4,256 | [1] | |
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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