Dwight Township is located in Livingston County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,494 and it contained 1,961 housing units.

History

Dwight Township was named for Henry A. Dwight, Jr., of New York, as was the village of

Dwight, Illinois Dwight is a village located mainly in Livingston County, Illinois, with a small portion in Grundy County. The population was 4,032 at the 2020 census. Dwight contains an original stretch of U.S. Route 66, and from 1892 until 2016 continuously ...

. He was a brother engineer of R. P. Morgan, who was the founder of the town.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.

Demographics

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US Census
Townships in Livingston County, Illinois Populated places established in 1857 Townships in Illinois 1857 establishments in Illinois {{LivingstonCountyIL-geo-stub