Dixon Township

Dixon Township is one of twenty-two townships in , , . As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,993 and it contained 7,283 housing units.
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  • Type: Locality with 17,400 residents
  • Description: township in Lee County, Illinois
  • Also known as: Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois” and “Township of Dixon

Places of Interest

Highlights include KSB Hospital and Lowell Park.

Hospital
Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital is a in . is an 80-bed acute care facility providing comprehensive ancillary services, including emergency medicine, obstetrics, inpatient psychiatry, a cardiovascular laboratory, outpatient surgery, inpatient surgery, and intensive care, among others.

Nature reserve
is a municipal park located along the Rock River in northern , . The city acquired the land for the park in 1906, when Carlotta Lowell donated the land to commemorate her parents' lives. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dixon Township.

Aerodrome
, also known as Charles R. Walgreen Field, is a civil, public-use airport located in and owned by the City of . The airport ranks #1 out of airports in Lee County, Illinois and #208 of 323 airports in Illinois. is situated 2½ miles south of Dixon Township.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dixon and Grand Detour.

is called "The Petunia City" but is probably best known as the boyhood home of former US President Ronald Reagan.

Village
is an unincorporated census-designated place in , United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 429. The village is named after an odd turn in the Rock River, which flows north past the village, rather than its normal southwestern course. is situated 3 miles northeast of Dixon Township.

Dixon Township

Latitude
41.8679° or 41° 52′ 4″ north
Longitude
-89.4583° or 89° 27′ 30″ west
Population
17,400
Elevation
659 feet (201 metres)
Open location code
86HGVG9R+4M
Geo­Names ID
4889975
Wiki­data ID
Q5284977
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Dixon Township” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Dixon udalerria, Lee konderria (Illinois)
  • Basque: Dixon udalerria, Lee konderria
  • Chinese: 迪克森鎮區 (伊利諾伊州李縣)
  • Chinese: 迪克森鎮區
  • French: Dixon Township
  • German: Dixon Township
  • Spanish: Municipio de Dixon (condado de Lee, Illinois)
  • Spanish: Municipio de Dixon
  • Turkish: Dixon Township
  • Urdu: ڈکسن ٹاؤن شپ، لی کاؤنٹی، الینوائے
  • Urdu: ڈکسن ٹاؤن شپ
  • Vietnamese: Xã Dixon, Quận Lee, Illinois
  • Vietnamese: Xã Dixon

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Meadows Park and Dixon State School Cemetery.

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