{"id":2772,"date":"2023-04-16T07:58:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T07:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2772"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:59:39","slug":"kankakee-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/kankakee-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Kankakee County, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kankakee County is a county in Illinois, United States, about 56 miles south of Chicago along Interstate 57. It had a population of 107,502 at the 2020 census, an estimated 106,635 by 2024, and covers 681 square miles (1,760 km2) centred near 41°08′N 87°52′W.<\/p>\n

Kankakee is the county seat and the county’s largest city; its postal code is 60901. The county holds 2 cities, 18 incorporated villages and 15 unincorporated communities across 17 townships, and it runs on Central Time. Its FIPS code is 17091.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Kankakee County<\/h2>\n

Kankakee County has 35 named places on record: 20 incorporated cities and villages and 15 unincorporated communities with no local government of their own. CDP stands for census designated place; Unincorp. covers crossroads and rural communities with no formal boundary.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Kankakee<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nKankakee<\/td>\n24,052<\/td>\n60901<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bourbonnais<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nBourbonnais<\/td>\n18,164<\/td>\n60914<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bradley<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nBourbonnais<\/td>\n15,419<\/td>\n60915<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manteno<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nManteno<\/td>\n9,210<\/td>\n60950<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Limestone<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nLimestone<\/td>\n1,558<\/td>\n60901<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Herscher<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nPilot<\/td>\n1,521<\/td>\n60941<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grant Park<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nYellowhead<\/td>\n1,294<\/td>\n60940<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Anne<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nSt. Anne<\/td>\n1,161<\/td>\n60964<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chebanse<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nOtto<\/td>\n1,044<\/td>\n60922<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hopkins Park<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nPembroke<\/td>\n597<\/td>\n60944<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Essex<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nEssex<\/td>\n841<\/td>\n60935<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aroma Park<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nAroma<\/td>\n664<\/td>\n60910<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun River Terrace<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nGaneer<\/td>\n455<\/td>\n60964<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bonfield<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nSalina<\/td>\n351<\/td>\n60913<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Momence<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nMomence<\/td>\n3,117<\/td>\n60954<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buckingham<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nNorton<\/td>\n244<\/td>\n60917<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sammons Point<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nOtto<\/td>\n214<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reddick<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nNorton<\/td>\n199<\/td>\n60961<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irwin<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nOtto<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n60901<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Union Hill<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nNorton<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n60969<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Altorf<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deselm<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nRockville<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Garden of Eden<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goodrich<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nPilot<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenwich<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Illiana Heights<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indian Oaks<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leesville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lehigh<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nPilot<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saint George<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nGaneer<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sherburnville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nYellowhead<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sollitt<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nYellowhead<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sugar Island<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nOtto<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whitaker<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wichert<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

An older version of this list mixed in Clarke City, Oklahoma and Tracy – three coal-mining settlements in Essex Township that housed miners in the 1880s and vanished once the local coal ran out around 1900. They no longer exist and are left off the table above. Irwin and Limestone share Kankakee’s 60901 ZIP even though both sit several miles outside the city, and Sun River Terrace shares St. Anne’s 60964 code rather than having its own.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Kankakee County’s 17 townships date to the county’s 1853 organisation; the first six were Yellowhead, Rockville, Bourbonnais, Momence, Aroma and Limestone, with the rest split off over the following decades.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Bourbonnais<\/td>\n39,210<\/td>\nBourbonnais, Bradley, north Kankakee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manteno<\/td>\n11,255<\/td>\nManteno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kankakee<\/td>\n24,508<\/td>\nKankakee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Limestone<\/td>\n5,057<\/td>\nLimestone, west Kankakee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aroma<\/td>\n4,912<\/td>\nAroma Park, east Kankakee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Momence<\/td>\n3,586<\/td>\nMomence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ganeer<\/td>\n3,148<\/td>\nSun River Terrace, Saint George<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yellowhead<\/td>\n2,573<\/td>\nGrant Park, Sherburnville, Sollitt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Otto<\/td>\n2,137<\/td>\nChebanse, Sammons Point, Irwin, Sugar Island<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Anne<\/td>\n2,030<\/td>\nSt. Anne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pilot<\/td>\n1,979<\/td>\nHerscher, Goodrich, Lehigh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pembroke<\/td>\n1,843<\/td>\nHopkins Park<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Essex<\/td>\n1,512<\/td>\nEssex<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salina<\/td>\n1,223<\/td>\nBonfield<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norton<\/td>\n936<\/td>\nBuckingham, Reddick, Union Hill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sumner<\/td>\n837<\/td>\nrural Grant Park area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rockville<\/td>\n756<\/td>\nDeselm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n