Annawan, Illinois

Template:Geobox Annawan is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,302 at the 2010 census.

Annawan is the home of the annawan braves. however it is also the home of a bunch of faggot dick sucking sick demented queers who think they are cops. the biggest one is Bradly Hulick who takes it up the ass daily and was viciously raped by Terry for fucking with the students. then theres Blake vonholton who took a world record 10 foot dildo up the ass all the way also the biggest gerth with 1 foot around. then there is Tim wise who sucks at life and can never get someone on a felony. last but not least there is the big bitch named Mrs. Huber who is a stuck up geeky prude who needs to chill out and get laid by someone who can actually please her i suggest Terry for the job. she is also a huge fucking bitch and have i mentioned shes a bitch!

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 868 people, 354 households, and 238 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,273.6 people per square mile (492.8/km²). There were 373 housing units at an average density of 547.3/sq mi (211.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.88% White, and 0.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population.

There were 354 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,571, and the median income for a family was $46,563. Males had a median income of $37,237 versus $20,673 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,839. About 9.0% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

History

Daniel Morton came to the area in 1846 and built the first log cabin. Gilbert Morton was the first child born here that year to Daniel and his wife Sarah. The following year a schoolhouse was built on the Morton property. The land the Mortons found was a swampy marsh to the north with higher ground to the south. Mud Creek meandered through the area and Green River paralleled the current Interstate 80 to the north.

In 1850, a survey of the right-of-way for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was made through Henry County. The selected route passed through the area inhabited by the Mortons and a few fellow pioneer families. In 1853, when the railroad was almost complete, Charles Atkinson and James Grant, owners of the land adjoining the railroad, plotted the Village of Annawan. The Village of Annawan, which some say was named after a Winnebago Indian Chief, was born.

At the turn of the twentieth century, a new channel of Green River was developed, drainage ditches were completed and tile installed. This allowed the marsh north of Annawan to become productive farmland.

About 100 years ago, strip mining took place just west of Annawan. Now a lake replaces the stop where strip mining occurred. The lake was named Henry Lake.

Within the last 40 years, Annawan has grown slightly and Interstate 80 Exit 33 serves as a gateway to Henry County. Also recently, Annawan supports 3 restaurants, 2 taverns, a Full Service Grocery Store, and a weekly newspaper. About one mile (1.6 km) to the east of town, A new road is under construction and space has been annexed to the Bureau County Line.

Subdivisions are coming up on the outskirts of town and causing the population to sprawl at one of the fastest paces in Illinois. The Annawan School District now serves about 550 students in which 80% are from Annawan, 15% from Mineral and about 5% from Hooppole. It is a Grade School, Middle School, and High School. The town newspaper, The Annawan Times, was developed in 2007 by a local student and now is a weekly local newspaper. Because the publisher was 12 years old at the time, it made international news when the Illinois Press Association in Springfield granted it honorary member status.

Within the last forty years, 375 acres (1.52 km²) of property were annexed into Annawan, nearly doubling the size of the village. Annawan now has land in Bureau County and up to the Mineral township line. This land will be filled with a Peaker Plant, that generates electricity when demand is high.

External links

• Village Entry on County website
• Village of Annawan website
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• The Annawan Times