Anchor

Anchor is a village in , , United States. The population was 163 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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  • Type: Village with 170 residents
  • Description: village in McLean County, Illinois, USA
  • Also known as: Anchor, IL” and “Anchor, Illinois
  • Postal code: 61720

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cropsey and Colfax.

Village
is an unincorporated community in , , . It was named for a Civil War colonel in the Union Army. is situated 4 miles northeast of Anchor.

Village
is a village in , , United States. The population was 996 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 4 miles west of Anchor.

Anchor

Latitude
40.56809° or 40° 34′ 5″ north
Longitude
-88.53562° or 88° 32′ 8″ west
Population
170
Elevation
778 feet (237 metres)
Open location code
86GHHF97+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153654981
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4883301
Wiki­data ID
Q2671750
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Anchor” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: أنشور
  • Basque: Anchor
  • Catalan: Anchor
  • Cebuano: Anchor
  • Chinese: Anchor
  • Chinese: 安克爾 (伊利諾伊州)
  • Chinese: 安克爾
  • Dutch: Anchor
  • French: Anchor
  • German: Anchor
  • Gilaki: أنکر (ايلينؤی)
  • Gilaki: أنکر
  • Haitian: Anchor, Ilinwa
  • Haitian: Anchor
  • Italian: Anchor
  • Ladin: Anchor
  • Mazanderani: اینکر (ایلینوی)
  • Mazanderani: اینکر
  • Min Nan Chinese: Anchor
  • Newari: एन्कर (इलियोनोई)
  • Newari: एन्कर, इलिनोइ
  • Newari: एन्कर, इलियोनोई
  • Polish: Anchor
  • Portuguese: Anchor
  • Serbian: Анкор
  • Serbo-Croatian: Anchor, Illinois
  • Serbo-Croatian: Anchor
  • Spanish: Anchor
  • Ukrainian: Анкор
  • Urdu: اینکر، الینوائے
  • Urdu: اینکر
  • Vietnamese: Anchor, Illinois
  • Vietnamese: Anchor
  • Volapük: Anchor
  • Welsh: Anchor, Illinois
  • Welsh: Anchor

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Highlights include Township Cemetery and Anchor Township Cemetery.

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