Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
| Kankakee Township | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 41°38′55″N 86°39′01″W / 41.64861°N 86.65028°WCoordinates: 41°38′55″N 86°39′01″W / 41.64861°N 86.65028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | LaPorte |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.69 sq mi (79.5 km2) |
| • Land | 30.55 sq mi (79.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,830 |
| • Density | 158.1/sq mi (61.0/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-39186[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453521 |
Kankakee Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,830 and it contained 1,859 housing units.[3]
The first settlements were made in Kankakee Township in the 1830s.[4]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.69 square miles (79.5 km2), of which 30.55 square miles (79.1 km2) (or 99.54%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.46%) is water.[3]
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ↑ Packard, Jasper (1876). History of La Porte County, Indiana, and Its Townships, Towns and Cities. S. E. Taylor, printers. p. 44.
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