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Kankakee County

county in Illinois, United States
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Kankakee County

Summary

Kankakee County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 101 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #13 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kankakee County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Kankakee County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Kankakee County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Kankakee County's capital is recorded as Kankakee[6].
  • Kankakee County's shares border with is recorded as Will County[7].
  • Kankakee County's shares border with is recorded as Ford County[8].
  • Kankakee County's shares border with is recorded as Iroquois County[9].
  • Kankakee County's shares border with is recorded as Lake County[10].
  • Kankakee County's shares border with is recorded as Newton County[11].
  • Kankakee County's shares border with is recorded as Livingston County[12].
  • Kankakee County's shares border with is recorded as Grundy County[13].
  • Kankakee River is named after Kankakee County[14].
  • Kankakee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kankakee[15].
  • Kankakee County's Commons category is recorded as Kankakee County, Illinois[16].
  • Kankakee County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−06:00[17].
  • Kankakee County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00[18].
  • February 11, 1853 marks the founding of Kankakee County[19].
  • Kankakee County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.14, 'lon': -87.86}[20].
  • Kankakee County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.kankakee.il.us[21].
  • Kankakee County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kankakee County, Illinois[22].
  • Kankakee County has a population of {'amount': '+113449'}[23].
  • Kankakee County has a population of {'amount': '+113462'}[24].
  • Kankakee County has a population of {'amount': '+113418'}[25].
  • Kankakee County has a population of {'amount': '+112847'}[26].
  • Kankakee County has a population of {'amount': '+112120'}[27].

Body

Geography

Kankakee County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Illinois[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kankakee County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1765'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+113449'}[23], {'amount': '+113462'}[24], {'amount': '+113418'}[25], {'amount': '+112847'}[26], {'amount': '+112120'}[27], and {'amount': '+110879'}[29].

Designation and Status

Kankakee County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].

History and Context

February 11, 1853 marks the founding of Kankakee County[19]. Kankakee River is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Kankakee County draws 101 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #13 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 8d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+40297'}
    Topic's main category → Category:Kankakee County, Illinois
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