Blue Ridge Township, Piatt County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°13′18″N 88°32′42″W / 40.22167°N 88.54500°W / 40.22167; -88.54500CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyPiattEstablishedNovember 8, 1859Area

• 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

Mansfield

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

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

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "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.