Dallas City Township is one of twenty-five
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Hancock County,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...
,
USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 996 and it contained 502 housing units.
It was formed from
Pontoosuc Township in 1860.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.16%) is land and (or 0.84%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
*
Dallas City (south half)
Unincorporated towns
*
Colusa at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains Harris Cemetery.
Major highways
*
Illinois Route 9
Illinois Route 9 (IL 9) is a cross-state, east–west rural state highway in the central part of the U.S. state of Illinois. It travels from Niota at the Fort Madison Toll Bridge, that crosses the Mississippi River into Iowa, eastward across ce ...
*
Illinois Route 96
Illinois Route 96 (IL 96) is a north–south state highway in far western Illinois. It runs from IL 100 in Kampsville, not far from a ferry crossing across the Illinois River, to IL 94 north of Terre Haute.
Route description
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Demographics
School districts
* Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325
Political districts
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Illinois's 17th congressional district
The 17th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Cheri Bustos. It includes most of the northwestern portion of the state, with most of its population living on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities, as well as parts of Peor ...
* State House District 94
* State Senate District 47
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles*
United States National Atlas
External links
Township Officials of Illinois
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Townships in Hancock County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois