Byron Township, Ogle County, Illinois
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Byron Township is one of twenty-four
townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
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Ogle County Ogle County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 51,788. Its county seat is Oregon, and its largest city is Rochelle. Ogle County comprises Rochelle ...
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,563 and it contained 2,594 housing units.


Geography

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. It contains the north three-quarters of the city of
Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet. He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest poets of the United Kingdom. Among his best-kno ...
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Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Byron City and Saint Mary's.


Demographics


School districts

* Byron Community Unit School District 226


Political districts

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Illinois's 16th congressional district The 16th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Republican Darin LaHood. Prominent past representatives from the 16th district have included Everett Dirksen, who went on to become the Republican leader in the United States Senate; ...
* State House District 89 * State Senate District 45


References

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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas


External links






Township Officials of Illinois
{{authority control Townships in Ogle County, Illinois Populated places established in 1849 Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois Townships in Illinois 1849 establishments in Illinois