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Time Zone: Kankakee County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Kankakee is the Seat for Kankakee County.

Kankakee County was founded in 1853. Kankakee was created by taking area from Iroquois and Will Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kankakee had a population of 109,862 people. This is a decrease of 3.14% since the last Census (which gave a population of 113,418 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kankakee represented 0.88% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Kankakee County:

  • Aroma Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bourbonnais
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bradley is located in Kankakee County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
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  • Buckingham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Essex
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Essex is located in Kankakee County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
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  • Grant Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • Herscher
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Herscher is located in Kankakee County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
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    • Hopkins Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
      • Hopkins Park has also been known as:
      • Hopkins Park village
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    • Irwin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Irwin is located in Kankakee County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Kankakee
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Kankakee is located in Kankakee County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,668 people
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    • Limestone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Limestone is located in Kankakee County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Manteno
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Manteno is located in Kankakee County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
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    • Momence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Momence is located in Kankakee County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
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    • Reddick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Reddick is located in Kankakee County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
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    • Saint Anne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sammons Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Sammons Point has also been known as:
      • Sammons Point village
    • Sun River Terrace
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Union Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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