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Dayton

A township of 1,971 people in LaSalle County, Illinois
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Conserved land0.4%58 of 13,578 acres
Trails0.8 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves129 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Township in Illinois, United States
2,455Population
21.3 sq miArea

Dayton Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,455 and it contained 979 housing units. It contains the census-designated places of Dayton and Wedron.

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The public schools Dayton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictWallace CCSD 195Schools2

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