Kankakee Township is one of thirteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Jasper County,
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 913 (down from 988 at 2010
) and it contained 354 housing units.
Kankakee Township was established in 1856.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.30%) is land and (or 2.70%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Adjacent townships
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Pleasant Township, Porter County (north)
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Dewey Township, LaPorte County (northeast)
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Railroad Township, Starke County (east)
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Cass Township, Pulaski County (southeast)
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Walker Township (southwest)
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Wheatfield Township (west)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 10
State Road 10 (SR 10) is an east–west road in northwest Indiana. Its western terminus is at the Illinois state line west of Lake Village. Its eastern terminus is at State Road 19 (SR 19) south of Etna Green.
Route descripti ...
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Indiana State Road 49
State Road 49 (SR 49) is a , north–south state highway in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 12 ( Dunes Highway) in Porter near the entrance to Indiana Dunes S ...
Education
Kankakee Township residents are eligible to obtain a free library card from the Jasper County Public Library.
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Jasper County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana