Summary for Ahern

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Located in: Kankakee County (see below)

Time Zone: Ahern lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<1>

Telephone Area Codes: (779), (815)<2>

Elevation: 620 feet [188.98 m] above sea level<3>

Websites for Ahern

Junior League: www.jlkankakee.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Ahern:

Lat: 41.154200° (or 41°9'15" N)

Lon: -87.604800° (or -87°36'17" W)

USGS Topo Map: Illiana Heights<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Ahern

GNIS ID: 422390

FIPS State / Place Code: 17 / 00412

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About Kankakee County

The community of Kankakee is the County Seat for Kankakee County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Kankakee)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<6>	109,569 (3.42% decrease since 2010)
2010	113,449 (9.26% increase since 2000)
2000:	103,833

Total Area:<7> 681 sq. miles [1,764.7 km²]

Housing Units: <8> 45,246

Official Website: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Kankakee

GNIS ID: 424247

FIPS State / County Code: 17 / 091

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About Illinois

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	12,667,017 (1.28% decrease since 2010)
2010:	12,830,632 (3.31% increase since 2000)
2000:	12,419,293

Websites for State of Illinois

Official Website: https://illinois.gov

Tourism: https://www.enjoyillinois.com/

Parks: https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/

Fishing: https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/fishing

Hunting: https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Illinois

GNIS ID: 1779784

FIPS State: 17

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Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Ahern is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the south is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
<2>	Area code (779) is an overlay for area code (815).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ahern - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Ahern, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Ahern.
<6>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<7>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Ahern. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<8>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).