| Forreston Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.1289°N -89.5794°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ogle |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | March 4, 1857 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Steven Greenfield |
| Leader Title1: | Supervisor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.36 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.34 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Elevation Ft: | 902 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 1974 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 57.2 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-141-27078 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Forreston Township is located in Ogle County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,080 and it contained 885 housing units.[2] Forreston Township was formed from a portion of Brookville Township on March 4, 1857. The village of Forreston and the unincorporated community of Baileyville are located within it.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.06%) is water.[2]