Bourbonnais Township, Illinois

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Bourbonnais Township
Government
Country United States
State Illinois
County Kankakee
Established 1853
Supervisor Lonnie Kolwelter
Geographical characteristics
Area  
  Township 110.20 km²  (42.55 sq mi)
    Land   109.18 km²  (42.16 sq mi)
    Water   1.03 km² (0.396 sq mi)  .930%
Demographics
Population  
  Township (2000) 33,061
Time zone
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CST (UTC-6)
CST (UTC-5)

Bourbonnais Township is one of the original six townships established in 1853 for Kankakee County, Illinois. The population was 33,061 at the 2000 census, the largest in the county. It includes Altorf, Bradley, and Bourbonnais.

It is located at 41.158217 N, -87.869605 W. It has 109.18 square km (42.16 square miles) of land and 1.03 square km (0.395 square miles) covered by water. It has 12,834 housing units.

[edit] 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 1350 Armour Road, Bourbonnais, IL 60914.

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Flag of Illinois Kankakee County, Illinois
(County Seat: Kankakee)
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Cities, Towns and Villages Aroma Park | Bonfield | Bourbonnais | Bradley | Buckingham | Chebanse | Essex | Grant Park | Herscher | Hopkins Park | Irwin | Kankakee | Manteno | Momence | Reddick | St. Anne | Sun River Terrace | Union Hill
Townships Aroma Township | Bourbonnais Township | Essex Township | Ganeer Township | Kankakee Township | Limestone Township | Manteno Township | Momence Township | Norton Township | Otto Township | Pembroke Township | Pilot Township | Rockville Township | St. Anne Township | Salina Township | Sumner Township | Yellowhead Township
Points of Interest Kankakee State Park | Sun River Terrace
Higher Education Kankakee Community College | Olivet Nazarene University
Hospitals Provena St. Mary's | Riverside Medical Center
Transportation Amtrak | I-57


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