Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Official Name: | Dorr Township |
Image Blank Emblem: | Logo of Dorr Township, McHenry County, Illinois.png |
Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | McHenry |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | November 6, 1849 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.98 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 21752 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 581.2 |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Website: | Dorr Township Official Web Site |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-111-20396 |
Dorr Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,752 and it contained 8,929 housing units. Dorr Township changed its name from Centre Township on December 28, 1850.
Dorr Township is named after Governor Thomas Wilson Dorr of Rhode Island.[1] Governor Dorr helped to modernize voting in America by removing arcane age limitations and fighting for universal white male suffrage. Dorr was arrested and tried for treason before the Rhode Island Supreme Court. In 1844 he was committed to prison with a life sentence of solitary confinement and hard labor. He was released after 12 months but his health never fully recovered.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.[2]
Dorr Township is one of seventeen townships in McHenry County. It covers portions of Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Lakewood and Bull Valley. Dorr Township covers 34 1/2 miles of road.