Dawson Township is located in McLean County, Illinois.

As of the 2010 census, its population was 590 and it contained 253 housing units.

Dawson Township was named for John Wells Dawson, a pioneer settler.

[3][4] According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.52 square miles (97.2 km2), of which 37.26 square miles (96.5 km2) (or 99.31%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.69%) is water.

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