Bluffs, Illinois

Bluffs
Location of Bluffs in Scott County, Illinois.
Location of Bluffs in Scott County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°44′58″N 90°32′6″W / 39.74944°N 90.53500°W / 39.74944; -90.53500
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyScott
Area
 • Total0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
 • Land0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation472 ft (144 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total618
 • Density692.05/sq mi (267.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code217
FIPS code17-06899
GNIS feature ID2398143[2]
Wikimedia CommonsBluffs, Illinois

Bluffs is a village in Scott County, Illinois, United States. The population was 715 at the 2010 census. It was briefly (1969–1971) the location of the WJJY TV Mast, the tallest structure (1,610 feet tall - 491 m) built to that date in Illinois.

Bluffs is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bluffs, Illinois