Forreston Township
Township
Forreston Township Building in Forreston, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 42°07′44″N 89°34′46″W / 42.12889°N 89.57944°W / 42.12889; -89.57944
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Ogle
Settled	March 4, 1857
Government
• Mayor	Steven Greenfield
Area
• Total	36.36 sq mi (94.2 km2)
• Land	36.34 sq mi (94.1 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	902 ft (275 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	1,974
• Density	57.2/sq mi (22.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-141-27078

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.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.36 square miles (94.2 km²), of which 36.34 square miles (94.1 km²) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.06%) is water.^[2]

Demographics