Dakota Township is located in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States.

As of the 2010 census, its population was 815 and it contained 349 housing units.

Dakota is Township 28 North, Range 8 (part) East of the Fourth Principal Meridian.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.01 square miles (46.6 km2), all land.

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