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 | |
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Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°38′55″N 86°39′01″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | LaPorte |
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• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 30.69 sq mi (79.5 km2) |
• Land | 30.55 sq mi (79.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,830 |
• Density | 158.1/sq mi (61.0/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-39186[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453521 |
The first settlements were made in Kankakee Township in the 1830s.[4] The northeast corner of LaPorte, Indiana, is within the township.
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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County seat: La Porte | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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