| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Official Name: | Dwight Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Livingston County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Map Caption1: | Livingston County's location in Illinois |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Livingston |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | November 3, 1857 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.84 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.8 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 129.1 |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 41.05°N -113°W |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 4256 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-105-21371 |
Dwight Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,494 and it contained 1,961 housing units.[2]
Dwight Township was named for Henry A. Dwight, Jr., of New York, as was the village of Dwight, Illinois.[3] He was a brother engineer of R. P. Morgan, who was the founder of the town.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.[2]