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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

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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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