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]
"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]
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]