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Dorchester is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 133 at the 2020 census. The population was 133 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ]
Dorchester Township (T7N R7W) is located in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,550 and it contained 652 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,550 and it contained 652 housing units.
Macoupin is an adaptation of the Miami-Illinois term for the American lotus Nelumbo lutea. None of the native Indians remain, although some descendants of the earliest European settlers claim partial ancestry. The first European contact was by French explorers in the seventeenth century, travelling southward down the major rivers.
State law specifies that no two townships in Illinois shall have the same name, [3] and that, if the Illinois Secretary of State compares the township abstracts and finds a duplicate, the county that last adopted the name shall instead adopt a different name at the next county board meeting. [4]
Dorchester was a station on the Jackson Park branch of the Chicago "L". The station opened on April 23, 1893 [ 1 ] and closed on January 13, 1973, [ 2 ] as part of a group of budget-related CTA station closings.
Mt. Olive Township (N½ T7N R6W) is located in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,274 and it contained 1,536 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,274 and it contained 1,536 housing units.
Map of the three lakes in Royal Lakes, Illinois 1 – Meshach Lake 2 – Shad Lake 3 – Shadrach Lake. Three small lakes – Meshach, Shad, and Shadrach – are located within the village of Royal Lakes. [4] Meshach Lake is located in the east central portion of Royal Lakes. With an average depth of between 9 and 12 feet (2.7 and 3.7 m), it is ...
Mount Olive is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,015 at the 2020 census. [ 3 ] The city is part of the Metro East region within the St. Louis metropolitan area .