Anchor Township, McLean County, Illinois
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Anchor Township is located in McLean County
McLean County, Illinois
McLean County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. McLean County is included in the Bloomington–Normal, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 169,572, which is an increase of 12.7% from 150,433 in 2000. Its county seat is...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The population was 376 at the 2000 census. Anchor Township formed from Cropsey Township
Cropsey Township, McLean County, Illinois
Cropsey Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. The population was 256 at the 2000 census. It was named after Col. A.J. Cropsey, the owner of a large farm in the area. In 1860 there were 25 families living in the township, by the 2000 census the total population was reported at 256.-...
in 1877.