Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

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]

Kankakee Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°38′55″N 86°39′01″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaPorte
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total30.69 sq mi (79.5 km2)
 • Land30.55 sq mi (79.1 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
761 ft (232 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total4,830
 • Density158.1/sq mi (61.0/km2)
FIPS code18-39186[2]
GNIS feature ID453521

The first settlements were made in Kankakee Township in the 1830s.[4] The northeast corner of LaPorte, Indiana, is located within the southwestern corner of the township.

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
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. 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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