Kankakee Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Kankakee Township
Township

Location in Kankakee County
Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°06′28″N 87°51′27″W / 41.10778°N 87.85750°W / 41.10778; -87.85750Coordinates: 41°06′28″N 87°51′27″W / 41.10778°N 87.85750°W / 41.10778; -87.85750
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kankakee
Established	March 12, 1855
Government
• Supervisor	Larry Enz
Area
• Total	18.45 sq mi (47.8 km²)
• Land	17.97 sq mi (46.5 km²)
• Water	0.48 sq mi (1.2 km²) 2.60%
Elevation	610 ft (186 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	27,558
• Density	1,533.3/sq mi (592.0/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60901
GNIS feature ID	0429194

Kankakee Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 27,558 and it contained 11,219 housing units.^[1] This township has the smallest area in the county, but is second largest in population.

History

Kankakee Township was formed from a portion of Bourbonnais Township on March 12, 1855.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.45 square miles (47.8 km²), of which 17.97 square miles (46.5 km²) (or 97.40%) is land and 0.48 square miles (1.2 km²) (or 2.60%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Kankakee (northeast three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

West Kankakee at 41°07′07″N 87°53′17″W / 41.118644°N 87.888099°W / 41.118644; -87.888099

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Mound Grove, Mount Calvary, Old State Hospital and State Hospital.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Benoit Airport
Kankakee Valley Airport (north quarter)
Riverside Medical Center Heliport
Saint Marys Hospital Heliport

Rivers

Iroquois River

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 187 South Schuyler Avenue, Suite 402, Kankakee, IL 60901.

Political districts

Illinois' 11th congressional district
State House District 79
State Senate District 40

School districts

Herscher Community Unit School District 2
Kankakee School District 111

References

1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Kankakee

Cities	Kankakee Momence

Villages	Aroma Park Bonfield Bourbonnais Bradley Buckingham Cabery‡ Chebanse‡ Essex Grant Park Herscher Hopkins Park Irwin Limestone Manteno Reddick‡ St. Anne Sammons Point Sun River Terrace Union Hill

Townships	Aroma Bourbonnais Essex Ganeer Kankakee Limestone Manteno Momence Norton Otto Pembroke Pilot Rockville St. Anne Salina Sumner Yellowhead

Unincorporated communities	Ahern Altorf Clarke City Deselm Dickeys Doney Edgetown Eldridge Exline Flickerville Frielings Garden of Eden Goodrich Greenwich Illiana Heights Illinoi‡ Indian Oaks Leesville Lehigh Litchfield Log Cabin Camp Otto Puder River St. Anne Woods Saint George Shadow Lawn Sherburnville Sollitt Sugar Island Tallmadge Whitaker Wichert Woodland Yeager

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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