Editing Anchor, Illinois

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'''Anchor''' is a village in [[McLean County, Illinois|McLean County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 163 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/> It is part of the [[Bloomington, Illinois|Bloomington]]&ndash;[[Normal, Illinois|Normal]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Anchor is in eastern McLean County, south of [[Illinois Route 165]]. [[Bloomington, Illinois|Bloomington]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|28|mi}} to the west, and [[Sibley, Illinois|Sibley]] is {{convert|9|mi|0}} to the east in [[Ford County, Illinois|Ford County]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Anchor has a total area of {{convert|0.17|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The village drains south toward the [[Mackinaw River]], a west-flowing tributary of the [[Illinois River]].

==History==
Anchor was laid out on April 28, 1880, by Daniel B. Stewart (1837 – 1920).<ref>''Historical Encyclopedia and History of McLean County Illinois'' (Chicago: Munsell, 1908) p.902.</ref> Stewart was a large landowner in the area. He was born in New York and had come to Illinois in the early 1860s. With others Stewart donated $10,000 to build ten miles of the railroad.<ref>Jacob L. Hasbrouck, ''The History of McLean County, Illinois'' (Topeka & Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Company, 1924  p. 94.</ref> The town was created when the Clinton Bloomington and Northeastern Railroad was built. [[Colfax, Illinois|Colfax]], [[Cropsey, Illinois|Cropsey]] and [[Cooksville, Illinois|Cooksville]] were laid out at the same time. This railroad was soon absorbed by the [[Illinois Central]]. The first trains passed through the town on July 4, 1880. The town takes its name from [[Anchor Township]]; early McLean County historians wrote that they did not know the source of the name Anchor.<ref>''Historical Encyclopedia'', 1908, p.674.</ref>

The original town of Anchor was a rectangle extending on both sides of a diagonal track with no widening of the track as was commonly found at such towns. A small triangular block north of the railroad was designated as Depot Park. The depot itself was on the north side of the tracks, and the two elevators were on the south side. Most of the early commercial buildings were on the north side of Second Street, which was north of the tracks. By 1895 there was a brickyard on the southwest edge of the town and next to it was a coal shaft, but it is not clear if the shaft was ever finished. There were also a handful of stores and the Morris Hotel.<ref>''Combined Indexed Atlas of McLean County 1856 -1914, McLean County, Illinois'' (Bloomington: McLean County Historical Society and McLean County Genealogical Society, 2006)  p. 194.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 32
|1960= 194
|1970= 200
|1980= 192
|1990= 178
|2000= 175
|2010= 146
|2020= 163
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html Decennial US Census]
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 175 people, 65 households, and 47 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|904.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 68 housing units at an average density of {{convert|351.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.57% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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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{{McLean County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in McLean County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1880]]
[[Category:1880 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]