Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Kankakee Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,739 (down from 4,830 at 2010) and it contained 1,579 housing units.

Kankakee Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°38′55″N 86°39′01″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaPorte
Government
  TypeIndiana township
Area
  Total30.69 sq mi (79.5 km2)
  Land30.55 sq mi (79.1 km2)
  Water0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
761 ft (232 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total4,739
  Density158.1/sq mi (61.0/km2)
FIPS code18-39186
GNIS feature ID453521

The first settlements were made in Kankakee Township in the 1830s. The northeast corner of LaPorte, Indiana, is located within the southwestern corner of the township.

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