Bluffdale Township, Greene County, Illinois

Bluffdale Township
Bluffdale Township
Township
	Location in Greene County
	Greene County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°18′49″N90°33′05″W / 39.31361°N 90.55139°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Greene
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	45.58 sq mi (118.1 km2)
• Land	44.77 sq mi (116.0 km2)
• Water	0.81 sq mi (2.1 km2) 1.79%
Elevation	443 ft (135 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	454
• Density	10.0/sq mi (3.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62016, 62027, 62050, 62092
FIPS code	17-061-06860

Last updated April 18, 2024

Bluffdale Township is one of thirteen townships in Greene County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 454 and it contained 241 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bluffdale Township has a total area of 45.58 square miles (118.05 km²), of which 44.77 square miles (115.95 km²) (or 98.21%) is land and 0.81 square miles (2.10 km²) (or 1.79%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Eldred

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Eldred, Eldred Memorial Gardens, Mulberry and Richwoods West.

Major highways

Illinois Route 108

Airports and landing strips

Herschberger Landing Strip
The Adwell Corporation Airport

Rivers

Illinois River

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 454 people, 290 households, and 210 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.96 inhabitants per square mile (3.85/km²). There were 241 housing units at an average density of 5.29 per square mile (2.04/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.48% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.10% from other races, and 2.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.

There were 290 households, out of which 20.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.45% were married couples living together, 5.52% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 27.59% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.

The township's age distribution consisted of 14.0% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 35.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $81,000, and the median income for a family was $94,375. Males had a median income of $46,029 versus $23,571 for females. The per capita income for the township was $38,931. About 1.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	563	—
2010	556	−1.2%
2020	454	−18.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Carrollton Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

Illinois' 17th congressional district
State House District 97
State Senate District 49

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References

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[gaz2021-2] Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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