Santa Anna Township, DeWitt County, Illinois

Santa Anna Township
Santa Anna Township
Township
	Location in DeWitt County
	DeWitt County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°14′23″N88°38′55″W / 40.23972°N 88.64861°W Coordinates: 40°14′23″N88°38′55″W / 40.23972°N 88.64861°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeWitt
Established	November 2, 1858
Area
• Total	29.02 sq mi (75.2 km2)
• Land	28.90 sq mi (74.9 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.44%
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,276
• Density	78/sq mi (30/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	61842
FIPS code	17-039-67639
GNIS feature ID	429713

Last updated May 11, 2023

Santa Anna Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,276 and it contained 1,085 housing units. Its name was changed from Mt. Pleasant Township on June 7, 1859.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Santa Anna Township has a total area of 29.02 square miles (75.16 km²), of which 28.90 square miles (74.85 km²) (or 99.56%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km²) (or 0.44%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Farmer City

Unincorporated towns

Watkins at 40°16′51″N88°40′38″W / 40.280868°N 88.677290°W / 40.280868; -88.677290

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Campground, Farmer City, Greenleaf, Maple Grove and Saint Josephs Catholic.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	2,186	—
1940	2,277	4.2%
1950	2,305	1.2%
1960	2,322	0.7%
1970	2,552	9.9%
1980	2,706	6.0%
1990	2,550	−5.8%
2000	2,509	−1.6%
2010	2,502	−0.3%
2020	2,276	−9.0%

As of the 2020 census ^[3] there were 2,276 people, 959 households, and 628 families residing in the township. The population density was 78.42 inhabitants per square mile (30.28/km²). There were 1,085 housing units at an average density of 37.38 per square mile (14.43/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.02% White, 0.75% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 4.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.

There were 959 households, out of which 25.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.02% were married couples living together, 5.32% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 34.52% were non-families. 32.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.92.

The township's age distribution consisted of 21.8% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 16.3% from 25 to 44, 35.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $63,920, and the median income for a family was $83,750. Males had a median income of $36,208 versus $30,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,376. About 8.1% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18
Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57

Political districts

Illinois's 15th congressional district
State House District 87
State Senate District 44

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References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Anna Township, DeWitt County, Illinois
↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Anna Township, DeWitt County, Illinois

[gaz2021-2] Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

[3] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of DeWitt County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Clinton
Cities	Clinton Farmer City	Map of Illinois highlighting DeWitt County
Villages	DeWitt Kenney Wapella Waynesville Weldon
Townships	Barnett Clintonia Creek DeWitt Harp Nixon Rutledge Santa Anna Texas Tunbridge Wapella Waynesville Wilson
CDP	Lane
Other communities	Birkbeck Bucks Carle Springs Fullerton Hallsville Jenkins Midland City Ospur Parnell Rowell Solomon Tabor Tunbridge Watkins‡ Weedman‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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