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Dawson, Illinois

Dawson, Illinois, in Sangamon county, is 10 miles E of Springfield, Illinois (center to center) and 95 miles NE of St. Louis, Missouri. The village is located in the Springfield metropolitan area. Dawson has a population of 466.

The People and Families of Dawson

In Dawson, about 64% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Dawson had a median family income of $59,375.

Dawson Housing

Owners occupy 87% of the housing units in Dawson.

Commuting

In Dawson, 97% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	10 miles E of Springfield, Illinois (center to center)
Nearest Large City	95 miles NE of St. Louis, Missouri
County	Sangamon
Metro Area	Springfield
Standard Zip Codes	62520
Phone Area Codes	217
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.853
Longitude	-89.462

Station	SPRINGFIELD CAPITAL AP
Distance	11.7 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 33 F
Apr Temp	42 to 63 F
Jul Temp	66 to 87 F
Oct Temp	44 to 67 F
Annual Precip	35.5 inches

Station	LINCOLN
Distance	21.7 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 33 F
Apr Temp	39 to 63 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	41 to 67 F
Annual Precip	38.3 inches

Station	MASON CITY 1 W
Distance	27.1 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 33 F
Apr Temp	41 to 65 F
Jul Temp	64 to 87 F
Oct Temp	44 to 67 F
Annual Precip	35.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	466	100%
Male	229	49.1%
Female	237	50.9%
Under 18	107	23%
18+	359	77%
65+	48	10.3%
Median Age	38.7
Average Family Size	2.85
White	461	98.9%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	5	1.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	2	0.4%
Median Family Income (1999)	$59,375
Population In Poverty	28	5.9%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	448
Growth	-18
Growth %	-3.89%

Ancestry	Percent
English	26.5%
German	24.2%
US/American	17.4%
Irish	8.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.7%
Lithuanian	4.4%
Polish	3.4%
Scotch-Irish	2.7%
Scottish	2%
French (except Basque)	2%
Italian	2%
Hungarian	1%
Portuguese	0.7%
Swedish	0.7%
French Canadian	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Dawson	466	$59,375
Buffalo	491	$51,250
Elkhart	443	$55,417
Mechanicsburg	456	$42,212
Riverton	3,048	$49,150
Sherman	2,871	$75,164
Spaulding	559	$70,455

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