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Bald Bluff Township, Henderson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°02′12″N 90°51′16″W / 41.03667°N 90.85444°W / 41.03667; -90.85444Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHendersonEstablishedNovember 6, 1906Area

• Total42.78 sq mi (110.8 km²) • Land41.99 sq mi (108.8 km²) • Water0.79 sq mi (2.0 km²) 1.85%Elevation

640 ft (195 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

312 • Density8/sq mi (3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61442, 61453, 61469, 61476

FIPS code17-071-03415

Bald Bluff Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 334 and it contained 159 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.78 square miles (110.8 km²), of which 41.99 square miles (108.8 km²) (or 98.15%) is land and 0.79 square miles (2.0 km²) (or 1.85%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Bald Bluff at 41°01′07″N 90°51′14″W / 41.018648°N 90.853752°W / 41.018648; -90.853752

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Belmont Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

Earl J Meyer Airport
Meyer Landing Strip
Shissler Seed Company Incorporated Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	312	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Aledo Community Unit School District 201
United Community School District 304
West Central Community Unit School District 235
Westmer Community Unit School District 203

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Bald Bluff Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
United States National Atlas

^ ^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.