Editing St. Anne, Illinois

{{About|the village|St. Anne in Barrington, Illinois|St. Anne Catholic Community}}
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'''St. Anne''' (sometimes spelled '''Saint Anne''')<ref name=gnis/> is a [[Village (Illinois)|village]] in [[Kankakee County, Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,161 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley, IL MSA|Kankakee&ndash;Bourbonnais&ndash;Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. It was founded in 1851<ref name="Roby2000">{{cite encyclopedia|location=Ottawa|publisher=National Archives of Canada and National Library of Canada|encyclopedia=[[Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online]]|issn=1709-6812|oclc=463897210|volume=12|year=2000|editor-last=English|editor-first=John|title=Chiniquy, Charles|last=Roby|first=Yves|url=http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=6029|access-date=April 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001152927/http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=6029|archive-date=October 1, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> by [[Charles Chiniquy]], a [[French Canadians|French-Canadian]] [[Priesthood in the Catholic Church|Catholic priest]] and friend of the [[President of the United States|16th U.S. President]] [[Abraham Lincoln]] who was [[Excommunication (Catholic Church)|excommunicated]] by the [[Catholic Church]] in 1856.<ref name="CBC Radio-Canada">{{cite magazine |last=Ferland |first=Catherine |date=February 1, 2020 |title=Charles Chiniquy, apôtre spectaculaire de l'abstinence à l'alcool |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/aujourd-hui-l-histoire/segments/entrevue/153279/charles-chiniquy-apotre-temperance-alcool-catherine-ferland |magazine=Aujourd'hui l'histoire |location=[[Montreal]] |publisher=[[Ici Radio-Canada Première]] |language=fr |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref> He later [[Conversion to Christianity#Protestantism|converted]]{{Broken anchor|date=2025-03-21|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Conversion to Christianity#Protestantism|reason= The anchor (Protestantism) [[Special:Diff/1173341564|has been deleted]].|diff_id=1173341564}} to [[Protestant Christianity]], becoming a [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]] and a well-known [[Temperance movement|temperance activist]] in Canada and the United States.<ref name="CBC Radio-Canada"/>

==Geography==
St. Anne is located in southeastern [[Kankakee County, Illinois|Kankakee County]].  [[Illinois Route 1]] passes through the west side of the village. It is {{convert|13|mi}} southeast of [[Kankakee, Illinois|Kankakee]], the [[county seat]], and {{convert|18|mi}} north of [[Watseka, Illinois|Watseka]].

According to the 2010 census, St. Anne has a total area of {{convert|0.793|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.77|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 97.1%) is land and {{convert|0.023|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 2.9%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1766638
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=December 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213083621/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1766638
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 412
|1890= 718
|1900= 1000
|1910= 1065
|1920= 1067
|1930= 1078
|1940= 1131
|1950= 1403
|1960= 1378
|1970= 1271
|1980= 1421
|1990= 1153
|2000= 1212
|2010= 1257
|2020= 1161
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
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 1,212 people, 464 households, and 330 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|2,385.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 486 housing units at an average density of {{convert|956.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 89.85% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.83% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.60% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10.48% of the population.

There were 464 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,306, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $25,086 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $16,702. About 11.7% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

=== Political affiliation ===
A majority of St. Anne's is part of [[Illinois's 2nd congressional district]], which is currently represented by Democrat [[Robin Kelly]], though part of the town also falls under [[Illinois's 16th congressional district|Illinois' 16th district]] and Republican representative [[Adam Kinzinger]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Park |first1=Alice |last2=Smart |first2=Charlie |last3=Taylor |first3=Rumsey |last4=Watkins |first4=Miles |date=February 2, 2021 |title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/upshot/2020-election-map.html |access-date=October 20, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== Education ==
[[St. Anne Community High School]] is the sole high school within the region, and an elementary school also named for the town exists across the street from the high school. The closest institution of higher education to St. Anne is [[Kankakee Community College]].

== Transportation ==
[[Illinois Route 1]], part of the Western route of the historic [[Dixie Highway]], runs north and south in St. Anne. [[Interstate 57]] is the closest interstate highway to St Anne. The town is also located about 5 miles away from the banks of the [[Iroquois River (Indiana-Illinois)|Iroquois River]], which itself connects to the rest of the world through the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]], [[Illinois River|Illinois]], and [[Kankakee River]]s.

St. Anne has no passenger railroad services of its own, however, [[Union Pacific Railroad]] owns freight rail tracks which pass through the city. St. Anne formerly was served by passenger rail, then operated by the [[New York Central Railroad]], the [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]] and the [[Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Freight Rail Map of Class I Carriers in North America - ACW Railway Company |url=https://www.acwr.com/economic-development/rail-maps/class-i-freight-carriers |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=www.acwr.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION |url=https://www.chicagorailfan.com/rfttupj.html |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=www.chicagorailfan.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=http://www.illinirail.com/kbsr/history.htm |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=www.illinirail.com}}</ref>

Air transport is limited in St. Anne, with the closest airport being the [[general aviation]]-exclusive [[Kankakee Airport]]. Commercial air service's closest links to St. Anne are through the two major [[Chicago airports]], with [[Midway International Airport|Midway]] being slightly closer to St. Anne than [[O'Hare International Airport|O'Hare]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airports Near Me - Saint Anne, Illinois {{!}} Travelmath |url=https://www.travelmath.com/nearest-airport/Saint+Anne,+IL |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=www.travelmath.com}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Jack Sikma]] (born 1955), seven-time NBA All-Star and Hall of Fame center for 1979 NBA champion [[Seattle SuperSonics]]; attended [[St. Anne High School]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/jack-sikma-named-finalist-for-basketball-hall-of-fame/article_74577b58-3225-11e9-85ca-ab41f85b27eb.html | title=Jack Sikma named finalist for Basketball Hall of Fame| date=February 16, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Joseph M. Pallissard]] (1886–1960), one of the [[Early Birds of Aviation]]. He was a childhood resident of St. Anne.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bowe|first=Julia Lecour|title=The Generations|publisher=Reynolds Historical Genealogy|page=135|year=1959|access-date=August 11, 2024|via=[[Internet Archive]]|url=https://archive.org/details/generations00bowe/page/n315/mode/2up?q=Broadview}}</ref>
* [[Florence Price]] (1887–1953), classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. Price maintained a seasonal residence in St. Anne. In 2009, a couple who were renovating an abandoned house on the outskirts of St. Anne discovered that it contained a trove of her manuscripts including dozens of pieces that had been thought lost.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Ross|first=Alex|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/05/the-rediscovery-of-florence-price|title = The Rediscovery of Florence Price| magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |date = January 29, 2018|archive-date=January 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141420/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/05/the-rediscovery-of-florence-price}}</ref>

==See also==
*''[[Revolution (TV series)|Revolution]]'', television series that dramatized St. Anne, Illinois

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.villageofstanne.com/ Official website]

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