Dawson
A village in Sangamon County, Illinois — population 478 as of 2020.
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Dense Fog Advisory — Dense Fog Advisory issued September 11 at 2:16AM CDT until September 11 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Overnight
63°F
Patchy Fog2% precip
Friday
84°F
Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy2% precip
Friday Night
65°F
Partly Cloudy1% precip
Saturday
89°F
Mostly Sunny
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Dawson by the numbers
Population
478Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 0.79 sq mi (2.05 km²)
- Median age
- 42.1
- Households
- 223
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median household income
- $76,339
- Median house value
- $91,000
Municipal office
- Office
- CLERK
- Address
- PO BOX 167, DAWSON, IL 62520