Bourbonnais Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Kankakee County | |
 Kankakee County's location in Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 41°10′29″N 87°51′37″W / 41.17472°N 87.86028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Kankakee |
| Established | May 9, 1853 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Jim Byrne (R-Bradley) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.61 sq mi (110.4 km2) |
| • Land | 42.25 sq mi (109.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.37 sq mi (1.0 km2) 0.87% |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Estimate (2016)[1] | 39,330 |
| • Density | 950.1/sq mi (366.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 60901, 60914, 60915, 60950 |
| FIPS code | 17-091-07484 |
Bourbonnais Township (/ˌbʊərboʊˈneɪ, bɜːrˈboʊnɪs/ BOOR-boh-NAY, bur-BOH-niss[2]) 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.[3]
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.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Define Bourbonnais at Dictionary.com". Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.