title: Blue Ridge Township, Piatt County, Illinois
text: # 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
  