Kankakee County, Illinois

Founding: 1853
Parent counties: Iroquois and Will

Namesake: The Kankakee River
Seat: Kankakee (1853–)

Land area: 677 square miles

Population (2020): 107,502

Population (historic): 15,412 (1860); 25,047 (1880); 37,154 (1900); 50,095 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1980; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; 18 villages; 17 townships

National Register listings: 16

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 8,007 (17.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,373
Average outbuilding value (1930): $3,052

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,480
Average farm size (1920): 147.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Canada, Germany, New York, Indiana, Ohio, and Ireland
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Kankakee

Namesake: The Kankakee River

Founding: 1853 (platting); 1853 (post office); 1855 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 24,052

Population (historic): 5,651 (1880); 13,595 (1900); 20,620 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1960; 1970–1990
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,810 (34.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Durham–Perry Farm (c. 1845/1860). 459 Kennedy Drive. Bourbonnais. Greek Revival.
2. Ira Mosier Farm (c. 1855). 3412 North 14000 West. Essex. Gothic Revival.
3. Hamilton Perry House (c. 1870). 10295 River North Road. Ganeer. Italianate.
4. *Charles Wooster House (c. 1870). 2337 State Route 1. Ganeer. Italianate.
5. Farm (c. 1920). 3104 East 1000 North. Kankakee. English Revival.
6. Andrew Wiley Farm (c. 1855). 2895 North 3750 West. Limestone.
7. Powell House Ruins (c. 1860). 4098 State Route 113. Limestone.
8. House (c. 1900). 11745 US Highway 45. Manteno. Queen Anne.
9. *William Wesemann Farm (1873). 897 South 14700 West. Norton. Razed.
10. *John Bennett Farm (1874). 8175 State Route 1. Yellowhead. Italianate.
11. *Louis Engleking House (c. 1850). 6480 Vincennes Trail. Yellowhead. Greek Revival. Razed.