Byron Township, Ogle County, Illinois

Byron Township
Township
Byron Township building in Byron, Illinois, USA.

Location in Ogle County
Coordinates: 42°10′10″N 89°16′29″W / 42.16944°N 89.27472°W / 42.16944; -89.27472Coordinates: 42°10′10″N 89°16′29″W / 42.16944°N 89.27472°W / 42.16944; -89.27472
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Ogle
Established November 6, 1849
Government
 • Supervisor David Burnworth
Area
 • Total 37.24 sq mi (96.5 km2)
 • Land 36.68 sq mi (95.0 km2)
 • Water 0.56 sq mi (1.5 km2)  1.50%
Elevation 732 ft (223 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 6,336
 • Density 178.9/sq mi (69.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61010, 61047, 61061, 61102
FIPS code 17-141-10253

Byron Township is one of twenty-four townships in Ogle County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,563 and it contained 2,594 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.24 square miles (96.5 km2), of which 36.68 square miles (95.0 km2) (or 98.50%) is land and 0.56 square miles (1.5 km2) (or 1.50%) is water.[2] It contains the north three-quarters of the city of Byron.

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Byron City and Saint Mary's.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20166,336[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Byron Community Unit School District 226

Political districts

References

  • "Byron Township, Ogle County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  • United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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