Kankakee Township is one of seventeen
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Kankakee County
Kankakee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 107,502. Its county seat is Kankakee. Kankakee County comprises the Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Illinois
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 27,558 and it contained 11,219 housing units.
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 , of which (or 97.40%) is land and (or 2.60%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Kankakee (northeast three-quarters)
Unincorporated towns
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West Kankakee at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Bourbonnais Township (north)
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Aroma Township (east)
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Ganeer Township (east)
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Otto Township (southwest)
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Limestone Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Mound Grove, Mount Calvary, Old State Hospital and State Hospital.
Major highways
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Interstate 57
Interstate 57 (I-57) is a north–south Interstate Highway that exists in two segments. It runs through Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois. I-57 parallels the old Illinois Central Railroad for much of its route north of Interstate 55, I-55. T ...
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U.S. Route 45
U.S. Route 45 (US 45) is a major north-south United States highway and a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highway's northern terminus notes the total distance as .
US 45 is notable for incorporati ...
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Illinois Route 17
Illinois Route 17 (IL 17) is a rural, arterial east–west state highway that runs east from a former ferry crossing in New Boston, Illinois, New Boston along the banks of the Mississippi RiverIllinois Highway EndsIllinois 17. Retrieved Apri ...
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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
* Benoit Airport
* Kankakee Valley Airport (north quarter)
* Riverside Medical Center Heliport
* Saint Marys Hospital Heliport
Rivers
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Iroquois River
* Kankakee River
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 187 South Schuyler Avenue, Suite 410, Kankakee, IL 60901.
Political districts
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Illinois's 11th congressional district
The 11th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Bill Foster.
From 1865 to 1867, the district included Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston and Woodford counties. From 1901 until 1947 the 11th congressional district included K ...
* State House District 79
* State Senate District 40
School districts
* Herscher Community Unit School District 2
* Kankakee School District 111
References
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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
Kankakee County Official Site
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Townships in Kankakee County, Illinois
1855 establishments in Illinois
Townships in Illinois