Dawson is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States.

[3] The village was named after John Dawson, a member of a political group in Illinois in the 1830s led by Abraham Lincoln, that advocated moving the state capitol from Vandalia to Springfield.

According to the 2010 census, Dawson has a total area of 0.88 square miles (2.28 km2), all land.

21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Dawson is the subject of the book You Can't Write City Hall, written by comedian and former mayor Jeremy Nunes.