Kankakee County Map, Illinois

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Kankakee County, Illinois

Kankakee County sits about an hour south of Chicago, but it feels a world away from the big city. The Kankakee River cuts through, giving the area its name and some decent fishing spots. Kankakee is the biggest town.

You’ve got a mix of farmland and small towns, with some industry thrown in. The state park along the river’s popular for canoeing and camping. Corn and soybeans dominate the landscape, broken up by the occasional wind turbine.

Winters are cold, but summer brings dragonboat races on the river. There’s more diversity here than you might expect. It has a growing Hispanic population that’s changing the local culture.

Categories	Details
County Name	Kankakee County
County Seat	Kankakee
Population	Approximately 105,000
Cities, Towns, and Communities	Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Manteno, Momence, Grant Park, Herscher, St. Anne, Limestone, Sun River Terrace, Aroma Park, Bonfield, Buckingham, Cabery, and various other communities.
Interstates and Highways	Interstate 57, U.S. Highway 45, U.S. Highway 52, Illinois Route 17, Illinois Route 50
FIPS Code	17-091
Total Area (Land and Water)	681 square miles (land: 677 sq mi, water: 4 sq mi)
Adjacent Counties (and Direction)	Will County (North), Lake County, Indiana (Northeast), Newton County, Indiana (East), Iroquois County (South), Ford County (Southwest), Livingston County (West), Grundy County (Northwest)
Time Zone	Central Time Zone (CT)
State	Illinois
Coordinates	41.1200° N, 87.8612° W
Etymology	Named after the Kankakee River, which flows through the county
Major Landmarks	Kankakee River State Park, B. Harley Bradley House (Frank Lloyd Wright), Kankakee Railroad Museum, Kankakee County Museum, Exploration Station Children’s Museum
Website	Kankakee County Website