View source for Blue Mound Township, Macon County, Illinois

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'''Blue Mound Township''' is located in [[Macon County, Illinois|Macon County]], [[Illinois]]. As of the 2010 census, its population was 890 and it contained 387 housing units.<ref name="census">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17115
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201808/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17115
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
|publisher=United States Census
|accessdate=2013-05-28
}}</ref>
== Cities and towns ==
* [[Blackland, Illinois|Blackland]]
* [[Boody, Illinois|Boody]]
== Adjacent townships ==
* [[Harristown Township, Macon County, Illinois|Harristown Township]] (north)
* [[Decatur Township, Macon County, Illinois|Decatur Township]] (northeast)
* [[South Wheatland Township, Macon County, Illinois|South Wheatland Township]] (east)
* [[South Macon Township, Macon County, Illinois|South Macon Township]] (southeast)
* [[Pleasant View Township, Macon County, Illinois|Pleasant View Township]] (south)
* [[Mosquito Township, Christian County, Illinois|Mosquito Township, Christian County]] (southwest and west)
* [[Niantic Township, Macon County, Illinois|Niantic Township]] (northwest)
==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|32.63|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|32.59|sqmi}} (or 99.88%) is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi}} (or 0.12%) is water.<ref name="census"/>
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|estyear=2016
|estimate=861
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.census.gov US Census]
*[http://www.city-data.com/township/Blue-Mound-Macon-IL.html City-data.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071024234659/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/macon.html Illinois State Archives]
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[[Category:Townships in Macon County, Illinois]]
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