Kankakee County, Illinois
Founding: 1853
Parent counties: Iroquois and Will
Namesake: The Kankakee River
Seat: Kankakee (1853–)
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
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 8,007 (17.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.1%
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): $2,373Average 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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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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Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,810 (34.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- Durham–Perry Farm (c. 1845/1860). 459 Kennedy Drive. Bourbonnais. Greek Revival.
- Ira Mosier Farm (c. 1855). 3412 North 14000 West. Essex. Gothic Revival.
- Hamilton Perry House (c. 1870). 10295 River North Road. Ganeer. Italianate.
- Charles Wooster House (c. 1870). 2337 State Route 1. Ganeer. Italianate.
- Farm (c. 1920). 3104 East 1000 North. Kankakee. English Revival.
- Andrew Wiley Farm (c. 1855). 2895 North 3750 West. Limestone.
- Powell House Ruins (c. 1860). 4098 State Route 113. Limestone.
- House (c. 1900). 11745 US Highway 45. Manteno. Queen Anne.
- William Wesemann Farm (1873). 897 South 14700 West. Norton. Razed.
- John Bennett Farm (1874). 8175 State Route 1. Yellowhead. Italianate.
- Louis Engleking House (c. 1850). 6480 Vincennes Trail. Yellowhead. Greek Revival. Razed.
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