Bluff Springs Township, Cass County, Illinois

Bluff Springs Township is one of eleven townships in Cass County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 886 and it contained 384 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 59.72 sqmi, of which 57.75 sqmi (or 96.70%) is land and 1.97 sqmi (or 3.30%) is water.

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Bluff Springs

Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Beard, Carr, Dupes, Hager, Lee, McLane and Wells.

Major highways

 * [[Image:Illinois 125.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 125

Rivers

 * Little Sangamon River
 * Sangamon River

Lakes

 * Clear Lake 40.05056°N, -90.30889°W
 * Cottonwood Lake
 * Eagle Lake

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 886 people, 219 households, and 177 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.87 PD/sqmi. There were 384 housing units at an average density of 6.44 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 90.41% White, 0.00% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.45% Pacific Islander, 5.76% from other races, and 2.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.16% of the population.

There were 219 households, out of which 42.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.30% were married couples living together, 11.42% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 19.18% were non-families. 7.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.74.

The township's age distribution consisted of 18.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 41.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $84,276, and the median income for a family was $83,750. Males had a median income of $53,523 versus $32,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $34,518. About 7.3% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 24.3% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

 * A C Central Community Unit School District 262
 * Beardstown Community Unit School District 15
 * Virginia Community Unit School District 64

Political districts

 * Illinois's 18th congressional district
 * State House District 93
 * State Senate District 47