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
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)
 • Total642
 • Density11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60933, 60936, 60952, 60957
GNIS feature ID0428898

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.[1]

History

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

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.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Blackford, Oregon, and Pontoppidan. In 1997, Dix township in rural Ford County was the scene of the Oregon Cemetery Desecration. Skulls were stolen from a mausoleum by a cult. This incident was the subject of a 2013 non-fiction book based on the event.[3]

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Barnes Landing Strip
  • Gibson City Municipal Airport

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, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  2. ^ Callary, Edward. 2009. Place Names of Illinois. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, p. 94.
  3. ^ Hari, Michael (2013). The Grave Robbers. Bruederbote Press. ISBN 978-1-3009-4147-7.

External links

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