Anchor, Illinois
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Anchor is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 175 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
Anchor is located at (40.567617, -88.538784)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 175 people, 65 households, and 47 families residing in the village. The population density was 355.6/km² (904.5/mi²). There were 68 housing units at an average density of 138.2/km² (351.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.14% White, 0.57% Native American, and 2.29% from two or more races.
There were 65 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the village the population was spread out with 32.0% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $50,250, and the median income for a family was $52,813. Males had a median income of $36,607 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,642. None of the families and 1.9% of the population were living below the poverty line.
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Municipalities and Communities of McLean County, Illinois (County Seat: Bloomington) |
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| Cities, Towns and Villages | Anchor | Arrowsmith | Bellflower | Bloomington | Carlock | Chenoa | Colfax | Cooksville | Danvers | Downs | Ellsworth | Gridley | Heyworth | Hudson | Le Roy | Lexington | McLean | Normal | Saybrook | Stanford | Towanda |
| Townships | Allin | Anchor | Arrowsmith | Bellflower | Bloomington | Blue Mound | Cheney’s | Chenoa | Cropsey | Dale | Danvers | Dawson | Downs | Dry Grove | Empire | Funk’s Grove | Gridley | Hudson | Lawndale | Lexington | Martin | Money Creek | Mount Hope | Normal | Old Town | Randolph | Towanda | West | White Oak | Yates |
| Airports | Central Illinois Regional Airport |
