5 %) ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( or ▁ 1 . 7 5 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Wal ton ville ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁corner ▁of ▁Bald ▁Hill ▁Township , ▁the ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁of ▁Bl iss ville ▁Township , ▁the ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁of ▁McC le ll an ▁Township , ▁and ▁the ▁north west ▁corner ▁of ▁El k ▁Pra irie ▁Township . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁developed ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁are ▁in ▁Bald ▁Hill ▁and ▁El k ▁Pra irie ▁town ships . ▁ ▁Bl iss ville ▁Township ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁August us ▁Bl iss , ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁nearby ▁Cas ner ▁Township , ▁and ▁who ▁started ▁a ▁settlement ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁Bl iss ville ▁was ▁located ▁about ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Wal ton ville . ▁Bl iss ▁caught ▁the ▁gold ▁fe ver ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁but ▁died ▁of ▁ch ol era ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁California . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 2 2 ▁people , ▁ 1 7 7 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 2 1 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 4 4 0 . 6 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 6 9 . 7 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 9 0 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 . 4 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 7 6 .