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About Dodds
Township in Illinois, United StatesDodds Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,690 and it contained 1,197 housing units. Dodds Township bears the name of James Dodds, a pioneer settler.
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Work & commute in Dodds
Full picture →Most working residents leave Dodds for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Vernon (41%), Springfield (2%) and Marion (2%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Health in Dodds
Health Grade C
Healthier than 31% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Dodds
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Dodds
Full climate →Dodds has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Dodds
All Dodds schools →School Grade C
The public schools Dodds’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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