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Byron is a city in Ogle County, Illinois, United States, probably best known as the location of the Byron Nuclear Generating Station, one of the last nuclear power plants commissioned in the United States. Byron is located in Byron Township, along the Rock River. The population was 3,753 at the 2010 census, up from 2,917 at the 2000 census. The town bills itself as the “Gateway to the Rock River Valley”.

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History

The city that is now Byron was founded when a settler rode through the area on his way from Galena to Midway.

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Geography

Byron is located in Byron Township at the junction of Illinois Route 72 and Illinois Route 2. Byron’s topography includes a man-made prairie and the Rock River that passes through the town. It is generally flat and is ideal for farming in most regions. According to the 2010 census, Byron has a total area of 3.572 square miles (9.25 km), of which 3.57 square miles (9.25 km) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.002 square miles (0.01 km) (or 0.06%) is water.

Byron’s average temperature in the spring tends to be 50-65 degrees with considerable rain. Summer tends to be 75-100 degrees with moderate humidity. Fall tends to be 35-65 degrees with leaves falling in mid-October. Winter tends to be cold, with temperatures averaging from freezing to ten or fifteen degrees below freezing in January.

The Iowa, Chicago, and Eastern Railroad passes by the town as well.

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