Kankakee | |
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Coordinates: 41°07′12″N 87°51′40″W / 41.12000°N 87.86111°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Kankakee |
Established | 1853 |
Incorporated (city) | 1865 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Chris Curtis[citation needed] (R) |
• City Council | 14 aldermen |
Area | |
• Total | 15.62 sq mi (40.44 km2) |
• Land | 15.14 sq mi (39.20 km2) |
• Water | 0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2) |
Elevation | 617 ft (188 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,052 |
• Density | 1,588.95/sq mi (613.51/km2) |
Demonym | Kankakeean |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 60901 |
Area codes | 815, 779 |
FIPS code | 17-38934 |
GNIS feature ID | 2395489[1] |
Website | www |
Kankakee (/ˌkæŋkəˈkiː/ KANG-kə-KEE)[3] is a city in and the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States.[4] Located on the Kankakee River, as of 2020, the city's population was 24,052.[5] Kankakee is a principal city of the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area. It serves as an anchor city in the rural plains outside Chicago.