Byron Township, Ogle County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

42°10′10″N 89°16′29″W / 42.16944°N 89.27472°W / 42.16944; -89.27472Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyOgleEstablishedNovember 6, 1849Government

• SupervisorDavid BurnworthArea

• Total37.24 sq mi (96.5 km²) • Land36.68 sq mi (95.0 km²) • Water0.56 sq mi (1.5 km²) 1.50%Elevation

732 ft (223 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

6,336 • Density178.9/sq mi (69.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61010, 61047, 61061, 61102

FIPS code17-141-10253

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
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

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

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "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.