Chebanse is a village in

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and Kankakee counties in the

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. The population was 1,044 at the 2020 census. The Kankakee County portion of Chebanse is included in the Kankakee-

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, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Chebanse is located on the border between Iroquois and Kankakee counties.

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passes the eastern edge of the village, with access from Exit 302. I-57 leads north to Kankakee and south to

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is north of Chebanse. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Chebanse has a total area of , all land. Chebanse is partly located in Iroquois County, but a portion extends northward into Kankakee County, thus into the

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History

Chebanse was established in 1854 as the first stop on the

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south of Kankakee. "Chebanse" derives from ''zhishibéns'', meaning "the little duck" in the

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language.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 1,044 people, 479 households, and 343 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 443 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 91.57%

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, 0.67%

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, 0.10% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.00%

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, 1.53% from other races, and 5.56% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.64% of the population. There were 479 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.52% were married couples living together, 8.14% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.39% were non-families. 22.76% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 2.52. The village's age distribution consisted of 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 21% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $73,239, and the median income for a family was $80,302. Males had a median income of $40,195 versus $35,083 for females. The

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for the village was $31,063. About 4.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the

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, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Harold Gray Harold Lincoln Gray (January 20, 1894 – May 9, 1968) was an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the newspaper comic strip ''Little Orphan Annie''. Early life Harold Gray was born in Kankakee, Illinois on January 20, 1894, to Este ...

, creator of the ''

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'' comic strip, grew up on a farm near Chebanse

References

External links

Village of Chebanse official website
{{Chicagoland Villages in Iroquois County, Illinois Villages in Kankakee County, Illinois Populated places established in 1854 1854 establishments in Illinois Villages in Illinois