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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 , of which (or 99.16%) is land and (or 0.87%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

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

Unincorporated towns

* Altorf at * Indian Oaks at (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

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* U.S. Route 45 *

Illinois Route 50 Illinois Route 50 (IL 50) is a north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois. It runs from the junction with U.S. Route 45 (US 45) and U.S. Route 52 (US 52) in West Kankakee north to US 41 in Skokie. In Chicago and t ...

Airports and landing strips

* Karlock Airport

Landmarks

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Demographics

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,

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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

*
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Kankakee County Official Site

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