Editing Dawson, Illinois

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'''Dawson''' is a village in [[Sangamon County, Illinois|Sangamon County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 519 at the 2020 census. It is about {{convert|10|mi}} east of [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]] and is part of the Springfield [[Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Dawson was located along an old [[indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indian]] trail that led from [[Clear Lake, Illinois]], to [[Buffalo Hart Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Buffalo Hart, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Dawson, Sangamon County, Illinois | publisher = Key to the City | url = http://www.usacitiesonline.comilcountydawson.htm | access-date = October 26, 2007 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Dawson was laid out in 1854, when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PA88|date=September 29, 2008|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|page=88}}</ref>  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, IL|Vandalia]] to Springfield.<ref>{{cite web |last = Bresnan |first = Andrew L. |title = The Long Nine |url = http://www.cam.k12.il.us/hs/teachers/bresnana/longnine.htm |access-date = October 26, 2007 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070827224203/http://www.cam.k12.il.us/hs/teachers/bresnana/longnine.htm |archive-date = August 27, 2007}}</ref> Dawson was incorporated in 1883.

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Dawson has a total area of {{convert|0.88|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1718745 |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |access-date=August 2, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213042846/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1718745 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 574
|1910= 620
|1920= 602
|1930= 394
|1940= 396
|1950= 374
|1960= 393
|1970= 427
|1980= 532
|1990= 536
|2000= 466
|2010= 509
|2020= 519
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|archive-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> there were 466 people, 188 households and 140 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|535.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 197 housing units at an average density of {{convert|226.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial make-up of the village was 98.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.07% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 188 households, of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 25.5% were non-families. 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. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.85.

23.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64 and 10.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.

The [[median household income]] was $51,250 and the median family income was $59,375. Males had a median income of $31,719 and females $27,396. The [[per capita income]] was $19,686. About 4.2% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 23.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Popular culture==
Dawson is the subject of the book ''You Can't Write City Hall'', written by comedian and former mayor [[Jeremy Nunes]].<ref>{{cite book | title = You Can't Write City Hall | isbn = 1950892972 }}</ref>

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[[Category:Villages in Sangamon County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1883]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]