Bourbonnais Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°10′29″N 87°51′37″W / 41.17472°N 87.86028°W / 41.17472; -87.86028CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyKankakeeEstablishedMay 9, 1853Government

• SupervisorJim Byrne (R-Bradley)Area

• Total42.61 sq mi (110.4 km²) • Land42.25 sq mi (109.4 km²) • Water0.37 sq mi (1.0 km²) 0.87%Elevation

699 ft (213 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

39,330 • Density950.1/sq mi (366.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60901, 60914, 60915, 60950

FIPS code17-091-07484

Bourbonnais Township (/ˌbʊərboʊˈneɪ, bɜːrˈboʊnɪs/ BOOR-boh-NAY, bur-BOH-niss^[2]) is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 40,137 and it contained 15,153 housing units.^[3]

Bourbonnais is the home of Olivet Nazarene University, a private liberal arts Christian college affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene. Bourbonnais and Olivet Nazarene University were the summer home of the Chicago Bears, who held their summer training camp at Olivet.

History

Bourbonnais Township was formerly a township of Will County until Kankakee County was created in 1853.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.61 square miles (110.4 km²), of which 42.25 square miles (109.4 km²) (or 99.16%) is land and 0.37 square miles (0.96 km²) (or 0.87%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Bourbonnais (east three-quarters)
Bradley (vast majority)
Kankakee (north edge)

Unincorporated towns

Altorf at 41°11′25″N 87°57′44″W / 41.19031°N 87.962269°W / 41.19031; -87.962269
Indian Oaks at 41°11′30″N 87°51′05″W / 41.191699°N 87.851432°W / 41.191699; -87.851432

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

Adjacent townships

Manteno Township (north)
Sumner Township (northeast)
Ganeer Township (east)
Aroma Township (southeast)
Kankakee Township (south)
Limestone Township (southwest)
Rockville Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Maternity BVM, Smith, and All Saints'.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Karlock Airport

Landmarks

Kankakee River State Park

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	39,330	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

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 1350 Armour Road, Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914.

Political districts

Illinois's 11th congressional district
State House District 75
State House District 79
State Senate District 38
State Senate District 40

School districts

Bradley Elementary School District 61
Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53
Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School District 307
Kankakee School District 111
Manteno Community Unit School District 5
Momence Community Unit School District 1

References

"Bourbonnais Township, Kankakee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ "Define Bourbonnais at Dictionary.com". Retrieved May 18, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.