| Allison | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Seal Type: | Symbol |
| Pushpin Map: | Illinois |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Allison Township in Illinois |
| Coordinates: | 38.7169°N -87.5817°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lawrence |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Type4: | Commune |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipality |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | November 4, 1856 |
| Seat Type: | Region government/seat |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 45.34 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 44.54 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.8 |
| Elevation Ft: | 404 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 254 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-101-00906 |
Allison Township is located in Lawrence County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 267 and it contained 166 housing units.[2]
Allison Township derives its name from Allison's Prairie, which was settled by the Allison family in the 1810s.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.24%) is land and (or 1.76%) is water.[2]