Kankakee Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
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settlement_type=Township
official_name = Kankakee Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Illinois
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Kankakee
leader_title = Supervisor
leader_name = Michael Mulcahy
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area_total_km2 = 47.69
area_total_sq_mi = 18.41
area_land_km2 = 46.46
area_land_sq_mi = 17.94
area_water_km2 = 1.23
area_water_sq_mi = 0475|area_water_percent = 2.58
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Kankakee Township is in Kankakee County, Illinois. The population was 28,029 at the 2000 census. Most of the City of Kankakee is located in the township. This township has the smallest area in the county, but is second largest in population.

It is located at 41.115582 N, -87.862636 W. It has convert|46.46|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on. (17.94 square miles) of land and 1.231 km². (0.475 square miles) covered by water. It has 11,219 housing units.

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 402, Kankakee, IL 60901.

External links

* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Kankakee-Kankakee-IL.html City-data.com]
* [http://www.co.kankakee.il.us/ Kankakee County Official Site]