| Official Name: | Dixon Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Lee County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Map Caption1: | Lee County's location in Illinois |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lee |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | November 6, 1849 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.36 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 29.11 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.25 |
| Area Water Percent: | 4.12 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 618.1 |
| Elevation M: | 202 |
| Elevation Ft: | 663 |
| Coordinates: | 41.8678°N -89.4592°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 61021 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-103-20175 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 17271 |
Dixon Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,993 and it contained 7,283 housing units.[2]
Dixon Township was established on November 6, 1849. Two additional townships were created from it; Nelson Township was created on February 28, 1860, and South Dixon Township was created on February 12, 1867.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 95.88%) is land and (or 4.12%) is water.[2]
The township contains these five cemeteries: Burket, Chapel Hill, Dixon State School, Mount Union and Oakwood.