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Also known as Dolton, Illinois, Dolton, IL

village in Cook County, Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Illinois
County
Cook
Township
Thornton
Type
Mayor–council
Mayor
Jason House ( D )
Total
4.69 sq mi (12.14 km )
Land
4.57 sq mi (11.84 km )
Water
0.12 sq mi (0.30 km ) 2.56%
Density
4,687.7/sq mi (1,809.94/km )
Time zone
UTC−06:00 ( CST )
Summer dst
UTC−05:00 ( CDT )
Fips code
17-20292
Website
vodolton .org

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Dolton
Population
21426
Area
12.134895
Image
Dolton, Illinois (7238212186) (2).jpg
Households
7985
Dialing code
708
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postal code
60419
Commons category
Dolton, Illinois
category of associated people
Category:People from Dolton, Illinois
water as percent of area
2.5707
per capita income
22135
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Encyclopedic overview

Dolton (/ˈdɔːltən/) is a village in Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,426 at the 2020 census. Dolton is located just west of the expressway Interstate 94 and immediately south of the city limits of Chicago. It is bordered by Chicago to the north, Riverdale and Harvey to the west, South Holland to the south, and Calumet City to the east.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dolton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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