Blue Ridge Township
Township
Location in Piatt County
Location in Piatt County
Piatt County's location in Illinois
Piatt County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°13′18″N 88°32′42″W / 40.22167°N 88.54500°W / 40.22167; -88.54500
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyPiatt
EstablishedNovember 8, 1859
Area
 • Total63.71 sq mi (165.0 km2)
 • Land63.65 sq mi (164.9 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.09%
Elevation
728 ft (222 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
1,445
 • Density23.3/sq mi (9.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-147-06808

Blue Ridge Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,480 and it contained 641 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 63.71 square miles (165.0 km2), of which 63.65 square miles (164.9 km2) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.09%) is water.[2]

Cities and towns

Extinct towns

  • Blue Ridge
  • Harris

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Blue Ridge, Dunkard and Mansfield.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Ashworth Landing Strip
  • Marvin D Bradd Airport
  • Niklaus RLA Airport
  • Robert Armstead Ashworth Airport
  • Van Gorder Airport
  • Weidner Landing Field

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)1,445[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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