| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Official Name: | Dawson Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting McLean County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Map Caption1: | McLean County's location in Illinois |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | McLean |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | After 1920 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 37.52 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 37.26 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.26 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.69 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 15.8 |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 590 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-113-18732 |
Dawson Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 590 and it contained 253 housing units.[2]
Dawson Township was originally named Lee Township, but changed to Padua Township on May 17, 1858, and then to Dawson on an unknown date. Dawson Township was named for John Wells Dawson, a pioneer settler.[3] [4]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.31%) is land and (or 0.69%) is water.[2]