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词条 Kankakee Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

     Cities, towns, villages  Unincorporated towns  Adjacent townships  Cemeteries  Major highways  Airports and landing strips  Rivers 

  3. Demographics

  4. Government

  5. Political districts

  6. School districts

  7. References

  8. External links

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Kankakee Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. 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 {{convert|18.45|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|17.97|sqmi}} (or 97.40%) is land and {{convert|0.48|sqmi}} (or 2.60%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

  • Kankakee (northeast three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

  • West Kankakee at {{coord|41.118644|-87.888099|display=inline}}

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

  • Bourbonnais Township (north)
  • Aroma Township (east)
  • Ganeer Township (east)
  • Otto Township (southwest)
  • Limestone Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Mound Grove, Mount Calvary, Old State Hospital and State Hospital.

Major highways

  • Interstate 57
  • U.S. Route 45
  • Illinois Route 17
  • Illinois Route 50

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

{{US Census population
|estyear=2016
|estimate=26422
|estref=[3]
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[4]
}}

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' 11th congressional district
  • State House District 79
  • State Senate District 40

School districts

  • Herscher Community Unit School District 2
  • Kankakee School District 111

References

  • {{cite gnis|0429194|Kankakee Township, Kankakee County, Illinois|2010-02-20}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080405165306/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2007/tgrshp2007.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]
1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17091 |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 |publisher=United States Census |accessdate=2013-05-28}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}

External links

  • Kankakee County Official Site
  • City-Data.com
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516090408/http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/kankakee.html Illinois State Archives]
{{Kankakee County, Illinois}}

3 : Townships in Kankakee County, Illinois|Populated places established in 1855|Townships in Illinois

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