Bluffdale Township, Greene County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Bluffdale Township is one of thirteen townships
in Greene County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 580.
, Bluffdale Township covers an area of 45.53 square miles (117.9 km²); of this, 44.71 square miles (115.8 km²) (98.21 percent) is land and 0.81 square miles (2.1 km²) (1.79 percent) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
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 Greene County, 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
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. 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 580.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Bluffdale Township covers an area of 45.53 square miles (117.9 km²); of this, 44.71 square miles (115.8 km²) (98.21 percent) is land and 0.81 square miles (2.1 km²) (1.79 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Boyle at 39.2833809°N 90.5773442°W
- Woody at 39.2636584°N 90.4851198°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Extinct towns
- Columbiana at 39.2972698°N 90.6004004°W
- Hurricane at 39.2917141°N 90.4901205°W
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Eldred, Eldred Memorial Gardens, Mulberry and Richwoods West.Political districts
- Illinois' 17th congressional districtIllinois' 17th congressional districtThe 17th Congressional District of Illinois covers much of west central Illinois, including the cities of Sterling, Rock Island, Moline, Kewanee, Galesburg, Canton, Macomb, Quincy, Springfield and Decatur, and areas in Henry, Whiteside, Rock Island, Mercer, Knox, Warren, Henderson, Fulton,...
- State House District 97
- State Senate District 49