Official Name: | Byron Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Ogle |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | David Burnworth |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | November 6, 1849 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 37.24 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.68 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.56 |
Area Water Percent: | 1.50 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 178.9 |
Elevation M: | 223 |
Elevation Ft: | 732 |
Coordinates: | 42.1694°N -89.2747°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 61010, 61047, 61061, 61102 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-141-10253 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 6336 |
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]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.50%) is land and (or 1.50%) is water.[2] It contains the north three-quarters of the city of Byron.
The township contains these two cemeteries: Byron City and Saint Mary's.