Byron Township (Illinois)
| Byron Township | |||
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 Byron Township Building in Byron |
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| Location in Illinois | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1849 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Ogle County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 10 ′ N , 89 ° 16 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 6,563 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 69.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 96.29 km 2 (about 37 mi 2 ) of which 94.69 km 2 (about 37 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 223 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 61010, 61047, 61061, 61102 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-10253 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 428747 | ||
| Website : | www.byroniltownship.com | ||
 Location of Byron Township in Ogle County |
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The Byron Township is one of 24 townships in Ogle County in the north of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .
geography
Byron Township is located in northern Illinois on the Rock River around 10 km below the city of Rockford . The Wisconsin border is around 25 miles north; the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa , is about 80 km to the west.
The Byron Township is located at 42 ° 10 ' N , 89 ° 16' W and extends over 96.3 km², which is spread over 94.7 km² of land and 1.6 km² of water.
The Byron Township is located in the north of the Ogle County and borders on the north and northwest of the Winnebago County . Within Ogle County, Byron Township is bordered in the southwest by the Rock River on the Marion Township , in the south on the Rockvale Township and in the west on the Leaf River Township .
traffic
By the township that runs along the Rock River Illinois State Route 2 , crossing in Byron , the Illinois State Route 72 . All other roads are county highways as well as subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
In an east-west direction runs through the Byron Township a railway line of the Canadian Pacific Railway , which leads from Chicago to the west.
The nearest airport is Chicago Rockford International Airport, around 5 km east of the township, south of Rockford, the center of the Rockford metropolitan area , on the edge of which is the Byron Township.
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 6,563 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlement, the population lives mainly in the city of Byron (with the status " City "), which is mostly in the Byron Township. The part of the city that is on the opposite bank of the Rock River belongs to the Marion Township.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 22, 2012
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Illinois ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 3, 2014
