Maryland Township, Ogle County, Illinois Explained

Unit Pref:Imperial
Settlement Type:Township
Official Name:Maryland Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ogle
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Fred Wiederholtz
Area Total Sq Mi:36.04
Area Land Sq Mi:36.02
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Area Water Percent:0.06
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:14.9
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:512
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-141-47358

Maryland Township is located in Ogle County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 535 and it contained 251 housing units.[2]

History

"Whereas, It appears from a communication from the Auditor of State to the Clerk of the County Court that, by a decision in his office, the names of the Towns [''sic'' Townships] of Harrison, Eagle and Brooklyn must be changed, in pursuance of which the name of the Town is changed to the name of Maryland; the name of the Town of Brooklyn is changed to Rockvale, and the name of the Town of Eagle is changed to the name of Pine Rock." [Nov. 12, 1850][3]

Geography

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]

References

  1. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212201027/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17141 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.
  3. The History of Ogle County, Illinois,... (Chicago, Ill.: H. F. Kett & Co., 1878), p. 331.

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