title: Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois
text: # Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois
  
  Dixon Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,993 and it contained 7,283 housing units.
  
  ## History
  
  Dixon Township was established on November 6, 1849. Two additional townships were created from it; Nelson Township was created on February 28, 1860, and South Dixon Township was created on February 12, 1867.
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.36 square miles (78.6 $km^2),$ of which 29.11 square miles (75.4 $km^2)$ (or 95.88%) is land and 1.25 square miles (3.2 $km^2)$ (or 4.12%) is water.
  
  ### Cities, towns, villages
  
  * Dixon (north three-quarters)
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains these five cemeteries: Burket, Chapel Hill, Dixon State School, Mount Union and Oakwood.
  
  ## School districts
  
  * Dixon Unit School District 170
  
  ## Political districts
  
  * Illinois's 14th congressional district
  * State House District 90
  * State Senate District 45
  