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Population (year 2000): 2,917. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,582 (+22.8% change)
Males: 1,368 (46.9%), Females: 1,549 (53.1%)
Ogle County
Zip code:
61010
Median resident age: 34.3 years
Median household income: $37,027 (year 2000)
Median house value: $103,200 (year 2000)
Races in Byron:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (30.0%), Irish (18.8%),
English (10.1%), Italian (6.3%), French (6.2%), Swedish (6.0%).
Elevation: 729 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Byron
- High school or higher: 87.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Byron city
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 12.6%
2.0% Foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.8% Latin
America, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +621 (+27.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Byron:
- H DOUGLAS SINGER MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 18 miles;
ROCKFORD, IL)
- ROCKFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
ROCKFORD, IL)
- ROCHELLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
ROCHELLE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Byron:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 13 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- ROCK CO (about 38 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 39 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Byron:
- BARNETT MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; MOUNT MORRIS, IL;
ID: C55)
- COTTONWOOD (about 14 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID: 1C8)
- ROCHELLE MUNI AIRPORT-KORITZ FIELD (about 22 miles;
ROCHELLE, IL; ID: RPJ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Byron:
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 30 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 60 miles;
WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ELGIN, IL;
FT enrollment: 5,077)
Public high school in Byron:
- BYRON HIGH SCHOOL 9-12 (Students: 589;
Location: PO BOX 1022; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Byron:
- BYRON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 457; Location:
PO BOX 1032; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MARY MORGAN ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 384;
Location: PO BOX 1023; Grades: 01 - 05)
- MARY MORGAN PRIMARY SCH (Students: 356;
Location: PO BOX 1012; Grades: PK - 02)
Library in Byron:
- BYRON P.L.D. (Operating income: $590,596;
Location: 109 N. FRANKLIN STREET; 45,285 books; 2,449
audio materials; 1,436 video materials; 89 serial
subscriptions)
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