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)
Elevation761 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 within 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]

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References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  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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