Santa Anna Township is one of thirteen

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in DeWitt County,

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. 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 in honor of the Comanche war chief who became a peace advocate,

Santa Anna Santa Anna may refer to: Places * Santa Anna, Texas, a town in Coleman County in Central Texas, US * Santa Anna, Starr County, Texas, US * Santa Anna Township, DeWitt County, Illinois, one of townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, US Ships * San ...

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Santa Anna Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.56%) is land and (or 0.44%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Farmer City

Unincorporated towns

* Watkins at (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

As of the 2020 census there were 2,276 people, 959 households, and 628 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,085 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 94.02%

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, 0.75%

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, 0.09%

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, 0.09% Asian, 0.13%

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, 0.31% from

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, and 4.61% from two or more races.

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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

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for the township was $27,376. About 8.1% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the

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, 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

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* State House District 87 * State Senate District 44

References

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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois
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