Map of Dawson village, Illinois

Dawson is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 519 at the 2020 census. It is about 10 miles (16 km) east of Springfield and is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Dawson village overview:
Name:	Dawson village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Sangamon County
Total Area:	0.79 sq mi (2.05 km²)
Land Area:	0.79 sq mi (2.05 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	519
Population Density:	655.30/sq mi (253.01/km²)
Area code:	217
FIPS code:	1718745
Website:	http://www.dawson.illinois.gov/

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History

Dawson was located along an old Indian trail that led from Clear Lake, Illinois, to Buffalo Hart, Illinois.

Dawson was laid out in 1854, when the railroad was extended to that point. 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. Dawson was incorporated in 1883.