Jump to content

St. Anne, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°01′23″N 87°43′05″W / 41.02306°N 87.71806°W / 41.02306; -87.71806
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the village. For St. Anne in Barrington, Illinois, see St. Anne Catholic Community.

St. Anne, Illinois
Village
Shrine and parish church of St. Anne
Shrine and parish church of St. Anne
Nickname: 
St. Anners
Location of St. Anne in Kankakee County, Illinois
Location of St. Anne in Kankakee County, Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°01′23″N 87°43′05″W / 41.02306°N 87.71806°W / 41.02306; -87.71806[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyKankakee
TownshipSt. Anne
Area
[2]
 • Total
0.86 sq mi (2.23 km2)
 • Land0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
[1]
664 ft (202 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,161
 • Density1,398.80/sq mi (539.81/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
60964
Area codes815 & 779
FIPS code17-66638
GNIS feature ID2399157[1]
Wikimedia CommonsSt. Anne, Illinois
Websitewww.villageofstanne.com

St. Anne (sometimes spelled Saint Anne)[1] is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,161 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kankakee–Bourbonnais–Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was founded in 1851[3] by Charles Chiniquy, a French-Canadian Catholic priest and friend of the 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln who was excommunicated by the Catholic Church in 1856.[4] He later converted[broken anchor] to Protestant Christianity, becoming a Presbyterian Evangelical minister and a well-known temperance activist in Canada and the United States.[4]

Geography

[edit]

St. Anne is located in southeastern Kankakee County. Illinois Route 1 passes through the west side of the village. It is 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Kankakee, the county seat, and 18 miles (29 km) north of Watseka.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, St. Anne has a total area of 0.86 square miles (2.23 km2), of which 0.83 square miles (2.15 km2) (or 96.51%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) (or 3.49%) is water.[5]

Demographics

[edit]
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880412—
189071874.3%
19001,00039.3%
19101,0656.5%
19201,0670.2%
19301,0781.0%
19401,1314.9%
19501,40324.0%
19601,378−1.8%
19701,271−7.8%
19801,42111.8%
19901,153−18.9%
20001,2125.1%
20101,2573.7%
20201,161−7.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the 2020 census[7] there were 1,161 people, 500 households, and 301 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,350.00 inhabitants per square mile (521.24/km2). There were 543 housing units at an average density of 631.40 per square mile (243.78/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 74.94% White, 3.45% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 10.08% from other races, and 10.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.38% of the population.

There were 500 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.00% were married couples living together, 3.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.80% were non-families. 35.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 2.50.

The village's age distribution consisted of 22.1% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 24% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,469, and the median income for a family was $77,404. Males had a median income of $50,577 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,602. About 0.0% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

Political affiliation

[edit]

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' 16th district and Republican representative Adam Kinzinger.[8]

Education

[edit]

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

[edit]

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, which itself connects to the rest of the world through the Mississippi, Illinois, and Kankakee Rivers.

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.[9][10][11]

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 being slightly closer to St. Anne than O'Hare.[12]

Notable people

[edit]
  • 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[13]
  • Joseph M. Pallissard (1886–1960), one of the Early Birds of Aviation. He was a childhood resident of St. Anne.[14]
  • 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.[15]

See also

[edit]
  • Revolution, television series that dramatized St. Anne, Illinois

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. Anne, Illinois
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Roby, Yves (2000). "Chiniquy, Charles". In English, John (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Vol. 12. Ottawa: National Archives of Canada and National Library of Canada. ISSN 1709-6812. OCLC 463897210. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Ferland, Catherine (February 1, 2020). "Charles Chiniquy, apôtre spectaculaire de l'abstinence à l'alcool". Aujourd'hui l'histoire (in French). Montreal: Ici Radio-Canada Première. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  5. ^ US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  8. ^ Park, Alice; Smart, Charlie; Taylor, Rumsey; Watkins, Miles (February 2, 2021). "An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  9. ^ "Freight Rail Map of Class I Carriers in North America - ACW Railway Company". www.acwr.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  10. ^ "RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION". www.chicagorailfan.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "History". www.illinirail.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "Airports Near Me - Saint Anne, Illinois | Travelmath". www.travelmath.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  13. ^ "Jack Sikma named finalist for Basketball Hall of Fame". February 16, 2019.
  14. ^ Bowe, Julia Lecour (1959). The Generations. Reynolds Historical Genealogy. p. 135. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ^ Ross, Alex (January 29, 2018). "The Rediscovery of Florence Price". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to St. Anne, Illinois.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St._Anne,_Illinois&oldid=1303521557"