St. Anne Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
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Saint Anne Township is one of seventeen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Kankakee County
Kankakee County, Illinois
Kankakee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 113,449, which is an increase of 9.3% from 103,833 in 2000. Its county seat is Kankakee....

, Illinois
Illinois
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, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 2,108. The township was created on March 11, 1857 from parts of Aroma Township
Aroma Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
Aroma Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,835.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Aroma Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.Aroma township includes the Iroquois Woods...

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Saint Anne Township covers an area of 30.31 square miles (78.5 km²); of this, 30.27 square miles (78.4 km²) (99.86 percent) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) (0.13 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

  • Ganeer Township
    Ganeer Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
    Ganeer Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,222.-History:Ganeer Township came into being on February 15, 1859...

     (north)
  • Pembroke Township
    Pembroke Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
    Pembroke Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,784. Pembroke Township was formed from parts of Momence township on February 17, 1877.-Geography:...

     (east)
  • Beaverville Township, Iroquois County
    Beaverville Township, Iroquois County, Illinois
    Beaverville Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 656. Beaverville Township formed from portions of Papineau Township and Beaver Township in September, 1921.-Geography:...

     (southeast)
  • Papineau Township, Iroquois County
    Papineau Township, Iroquois County, Illinois
    Papineau Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 647.-Geography:...

     (southwest)
  • Aroma Township
    Aroma Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
    Aroma Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,835.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Aroma Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.Aroma township includes the Iroquois Woods...

     (northwest)

Government

The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a supervisor and four trustees. The township also has an elected assessor, clerk, highway commissioner and supervisor. The township Office is located at 471 West Sheffield, St. Anne, IL 60964.

Political districts

  • Illinois' 11th congressional district
    Illinois' 11th congressional district
    The 11th Congressional District of Illinois includes the towns of Joliet, Bloomington, Normal, Kankakee, LaSalle, Ottawa and Streator, and all or parts of Will, Kankakee, Grundy, LaSalle, Bureau, Woodford and McLean counties...

  • State House District 79
  • State Senate District 40

School districts

  • St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256
  • St. Anne Community High School District 302

External links

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