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Dalton City, Illinois

Dalton City
Village
Location of Dalton City in Moultrie County, Illinois.
Location of Dalton City in Moultrie County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°42′49″N 88°48′20″W / 39.71361°N 88.80556°W / 39.71361; -88.80556Coordinates: 39°42′49″N 88°48′20″W / 39.71361°N 88.80556°W / 39.71361; -88.80556
Country United States
State Illinois
County Moultrie
Area
 • Total 0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2)
 • Land 0.61 sq mi (1.57 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation 686 ft (209 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 544
 • Estimate (2016) 520
 • Density 856.67/sq mi (330.59/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Code(s) 61925
Area code(s) 217
FIPS code 17-18446
Dalton City, Illinois

Dalton City is a village in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States. It is in the center of the state near the Macon County line, located along Route 121 at its intersection with Route 128 and between the larger villages of Bethany and Mount Zion. The population was 581 at the 2000 census, nearly 200 more than were present there during the 1960 census.

Dalton City was incorporated as a village on September 15, 1877. The village was the birthplace of Henry Gleason, a 20th-century ecologist and taxonomist.

Since the Cutback amendment Dalton City has been part of the 101st district of the Illinois House of Representatives. As of 2006 it is represented by Democrat Bob Flider of Mount Zion.

Dalton City is located at 39°42′49″N 88°48′20″W / 39.71361°N 88.80556°W / 39.71361; -88.80556 (39.713487, -88.805596), in the West Okaw River watershed.


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