Blue Ridge Township, Piatt County, Illinois
# Blue Ridge Township, Piatt County, Illinois

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.

## Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 63.71 square miles (165.0 $km^2),$ of which 63.65 square miles (164.9 $km^2)$ (or 99.91%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 $km^2)$ (or 0.09%) is water.

### 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

* Interstate 74
* U.S. Route 150

### Airports and landing strips

* Ashworth Landing Strip
* Marvin D Bradd Airport
* Niklaus RLA Airport
* Robert Armstead Ashworth Airport
* Van Gorder Airport
* Weidner Landing Field
