Bourbonnais Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
Bourbonnais Township (/ˌbʊərboʊˈneɪ, bɜːrˈboʊnɪs/ BOOR-boh-NAY, bur-BOH-niss) 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.
Bourbonnais Township | |
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Location in Kankakee County | |
Kankakee County's location in Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 41°10′29″N 87°51′37″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) | 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 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.
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