• Source: Bourbonnais Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

    • Bourbonnais Township ( BOOR-boh-NAY, bur-BOH-niss) is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 40,137 and it contained 15,153 housing units.
    Bourbonnais is the home of Olivet Nazarene University, a private liberal arts Christian college affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene. Bourbonnais and Olivet Nazarene University were the summer home of the Chicago Bears, who held their summer training camp at Olivet.


    History


    Bourbonnais Township was formerly a township of Will County until Kankakee County was created in 1853.


    Geography


    According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.61 square miles (110.4 km2), of which 42.25 square miles (109.4 km2) (or 99.16%) is land and 0.37 square miles (0.96 km2) (or 0.87%) is water.


    = Cities, towns, villages

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    Bourbonnais (east three-quarters)
    Bradley (vast majority)
    Kankakee (north edge)


    = Unincorporated towns

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    Altorf at 41.19031°N 87.962269°W / 41.19031; -87.962269
    Indian Oaks at 41.191699°N 87.851432°W / 41.191699; -87.851432
    (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)


    = Adjacent townships

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    Manteno Township (north)
    Sumner Township (northeast)
    Ganeer Township (east)
    Aroma Township (southeast)
    Kankakee Township (south)
    Limestone Township (southwest)
    Rockville Township (northwest)


    = Cemeteries

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    The township contains these three cemeteries: Maternity BVM, Smith, and All Saints'.


    = Major highways

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    Interstate 57
    U.S. Route 45
    Illinois Route 50


    = Airports and landing strips

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    Karlock Airport


    = Landmarks

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    Kankakee River State Park


    Demographics




    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, Illinois 60914.


    Political districts


    Illinois's 11th congressional district
    State House District 75
    State House District 79
    State Senate District 38
    State Senate District 40


    School districts


    Bradley Elementary School District 61
    Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53
    Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School District 307
    Kankakee School District 111
    Manteno Community Unit School District 5
    Momence Community Unit School District 1


    References


    "Bourbonnais Township, Kankakee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
    United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
    United States National Atlas


    External links


    Kankakee County Official Site
    City-Data.com
    Illinois State Archives

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