Dwight, Illinois
Dwight, Illinois | |
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Buildings in downtown Dwight | |
Location in Livingston and Grundy counties, Illinois | |
Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°05′54″N 88°25′29″W / 41.09833°N 88.42472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| Counties | Livingston, Grundy |
| Townships | Dwight, Goodfarm |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul Johnson |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.31 sq mi (8.56 km2) |
| • Land | 3.30 sq mi (8.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 633 ft (193 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,032 |
| • Density | 1,222.93/sq mi (472.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 60420 |
| Area code | 815 |
| FIPS code | 17-21358 |
| GNIS ID | 2398764 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Dwight, Illinois |
| Website | www |
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Dwight is a village located mainly in Livingston County, Illinois, with a small portion in Grundy County. The population was 4,032 at the 2020 census. Dwight contains an original stretch of U.S. Route 66, and from 1892 until 2016 continuously used a railroad station designed in 1891 by Henry Ives Cobb. Interstate 55 bypasses the village to the north and west.