Kankakee Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°06′28″N 87°51′27″W / 41.10778°N 87.85750°W / 41.10778; -87.85750CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyKankakeeEstablishedMarch 12, 1855Government

• SupervisorLarry EnzArea

• Total18.45 sq mi (47.8 km²) • Land17.97 sq mi (46.5 km²) • Water0.48 sq mi (1.2 km²) 2.60%Elevation

610 ft (186 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

26,422 • Density1,533.3/sq mi (592.0/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60901

FIPS code17-091-38947

Kankakee Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 27,558 and it contained 11,219 housing units.^[2] 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.^[2]

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
Kankakee River

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	26,422	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

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 410, Kankakee, IL 60901.

Political districts

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

School districts

Herscher Community Unit School District 2
Kankakee School District 111

References

"Kankakee 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.
^ ^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.