title: Anchor Township, McLean County, Illinois
text: # Anchor Township, McLean County, Illinois
  
  Anchor Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 286 and it contained 139 housing units. Anchor Township formed from Cropsey Township in 1877. The township's name most likely is derived from the hymn "My Soul Is Anchored in the Cross".
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.53 square miles (94.6 $km^2),$ all land.
  
  