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Bluford, Illinois

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(Saint Clair County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Bluford had a population of 785 people.^<1>

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	762	-2.93%	-0.13% since 2007
2007	763	-2.8%	-0.26% since 2006
2006	765	-2.55%	-0.26% since 2005
2005	767	-2.29%	+0.79% since 2004
2004	761	-3.06%	-0.65% since 2003
2003	766	-2.42%	-0.78% since 2002
2002	772	-1.66%	-0.52% since 2001
2001	776	-1.15%	-1.15% since 2000
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2000	785	The Last Census

The village of Bluford is located in Jefferson County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Jefferson County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Bluford.

Bluford had 310 Housing Units ^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Bluford has an area ^<3> of 1.46 square miles [3.77 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Bluford had a 2000 population density of 539 people per square mile [208.1 people/km²].

Jefferson County

Bluford is located in Jefferson County.

The county had a population of 40,056 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 785 people, Bluford contained 1.96% of the Jefferson County total.

In addition, where the community of Bluford has a population density of 539 people per square mile [208.1 people/km²], Jefferson County averages 70.2 people per square mile [27.09 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Jefferson County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Bluford.

A Census Quickfact is available for Jefferson County (QF-17081).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Jefferson County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Franklin	QF-17055	S	39,488	1.21% increase
Hamilton	QF-17065	SE	8,267	3.92% decrease
Marion	QF-17121	N	39,505	5.24% decrease
Perry	QF-17145	SW	22,484	2.51% decrease
Washington	QF-17189	W	14,728	2.87% decrease
Wayne	QF-17191	E	16,494	3.68% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Bluford:

	State Code:	17 (Illinois)
	County Code:	081 (Jefferson County)
	Place Code:	06964 (Bluford)

	State & County Code:	17081 (Illinois/Jefferson County)

	State & Place Code:	1706964 (Illinois/Bluford)

Bluford is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Bluford.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Bluford. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation


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