Blue Ridge Township, Piatt County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Blue Ridge Township is a township
in Piatt County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,414.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Piatt County
Piatt County, Illinois
Piatt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 16,729, which is an increase of 2.2% from 16,365 in 2000...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 1,414.
Geography
Blue Ridge Township covers an area of 64 square miles (165.8 km²); of this, 0.06 square mile (0.1553992866 km²) or 0.1 percent is water.Adjacent townships
- Bellflower Township, McLean CountyBellflower Township, McLean County, IllinoisBellflower Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. The population was 682 at the 2000 census. Bellflower Township changed its name from Prairie Township on May 17, 1858.- External links :***...
(north) - Mahomet Township, Champaign CountyMahomet Township, Champaign County, IllinoisMahomet Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 10,113.-Geography:Mahomet Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.28 percent is water.-Cities and towns:* Lake of the Woods...
(east) - Newcomb Township, Champaign CountyNewcomb Township, Champaign County, IllinoisNewcomb Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,004.-Geography:Newcomb Township covers an area of . Illinois Route 47 crosses the township from north to south. U.S. Route 136 forms the northern boundary...
(east) - Sangamon TownshipSangamon Township, Piatt County, IllinoisSangamon Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,041.-Geography:Sangamon Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.19 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Buck Pond...
(south) - Goose Creek TownshipGoose Creek Township, Piatt County, IllinoisGoose Creek Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 852.Ameren's Goose Creek Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator power plant, is located in Goose Creek Township.-Geography:...
(southwest) - Santa Anna Township, DeWitt CountySanta Anna Township, DeWitt County, IllinoisSanta Anna Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,487. Its name was changed from Mt...
(west) - West Township, McLean CountyWest Township, McLean County, IllinoisWest Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. The population was 278 at the 2000 census. West Township changed its name from Kickapoo Township on May 17, 1858.-External links:***...
(northwest)
Major highways
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Interstate 74Interstate 74Interstate 74 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an intersection with Interstate 80 in Davenport, Iowa; the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an intersection with Interstate 75 in Cincinnati, Ohio... -
U.S. Route 150U.S. Route 150U.S. Route 150 is a 571 mile long northwest-southeast United States highway, signed as east–west. It runs from U.S. Route 6 outside of Moline, Illinois to U.S. Route 25 in Mount Vernon, Kentucky .-Illinois:In the state of Illinois, U.S. 150 runs from the Quad City International Airport at U.S...
Airports and landing strips
- Ashworth Landing Strip
- Marvin D Bradd Airport
- Niklaus RLA Airport
- Robert A Ashworth Airport
- Van Gorder Airport
- Weidner Landing Field