Byron Township, Illinois

Byron Township
Byron Township
Township
	Byron Township building in Byron, Illinois, USA.
	Location in Ogle County
	Coordinates: 42°10′10″N89°16′29″W / 42.16944°N 89.27472°W
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)	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

Last updated October 10, 2024

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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	6,336	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Byron Community Unit School District 226

Political districts

Illinois's 16th congressional district
State House District 89
State Senate District 45

Related Research Articles

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References

"Byron Township, Ogle County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 23, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[USCensusEst2016-1] 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Ogle County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Oregon
Cities	Byron Oregon Polo Rochelle	Map of Illinois highlighting Ogle County
Villages	Adeline Creston Davis Junction Forreston Hillcrest Leaf River Monroe Center Mount Morris Stillman Valley
Townships	Brookville Buffalo Byron Dement Eagle Point Flagg Forreston Grand Detour LaFayette Leaf River Lincoln Lynnville Marion Maryland Monroe Mt. Morris Oregon-Nashua Pine Creek Pine Rock Rockvale Scott Taylor White Rock Woosung
CDPs	Baileyville‡ Grand Detour Holcomb Kings Lost Nation
Other communities	Brookville Buffalo Grove Chana Daysville Egan Flagg Flagg Center Haldane Harper Hazelhurst‡ Lindenwood Paynes Point Stratford White Rock Woosung
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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