Blue Ridge Township, Piatt County, Illinois
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.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 63.71 square miles (165.0 km), of which 63.65 square miles (164.9 km) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km) (or 0.09%) is water.
Cities and towns
Extinct towns
- Blue Ridge
- Harris
Adjacent townships
- Bellflower Township, McLean County (north)
- Mahomet Township, Champaign County (east)
- Newcomb Township, Champaign County (east)
- Sangamon Township (south)
- Goose Creek Township (southwest)
- Santa Anna Township, DeWitt County (west)
- West Township, McLean County (northwest)
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
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2016 (est.) | 1,445 | ||
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
References
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |