Kankake ( English Kankakee ) - a city in the north of the United States , in the county of Kankake , Illinois . According to the 2000 census , the city's population was 27,561 people; according to the 2010 census, it practically did not change, only slightly decreased to 27,537 [1] . The city is the district center of the eponymous district [2] . The name of the city may come from the Algonkin word teeyaahkiki , in the local Native American dialect meaning "flat land" [3] [4] .
| City | |
| Kankakee | |
|---|---|
| Kankakee | |
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| A country |  USA |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Kankakee |
| The mayor | Nina Epstein |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | 1854 |
| Square | 37.87 km² |
| NUM height | 199.3 m |
| Timezone | UTC − 6 ; summer UTC − 5 |
| Population | |
| Population | ▼ 27 537 people ( 2010 ) |
| Density | 866 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | 815 and 779 |
| Postal codes | 60901 |
| citykankakee-il.gov (English) | |
Content
Geography
Kankaki is located at
According to the US Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 37.9 km² (14.62 miles²), of which 1.2 km² (0.48 miles², ie 3.28%) of the territory is water.
Population
According to the 2000 census [5], the total population of Kankaki was 27,561 people, with a population density of 865 people per km².
Racial composition of the population:
- white - 50.92%
- African Americans - 41.07%
- Native Americans - 0.27%
- Asians - 0.32%, etc.
In the city, there were 10,020 households, in 34.4% of them children under the age of 18 lived with their parents, in 36.4% married couples, in 21.2% - single mothers, in 37.4% - lonely people. The average household size is 2.6 people, families - 3.28 people. For every 100 females in the city, 91.8 are males.
Population by age:
- under 18 years old - 29.5%
- from 18 to 24 years old - 9.7%
- from 25 to 44 years old - 28.7%
- from 45 to 64 years old - 18.7%
- from 65 years old - 13.4%
The median household income in the city was $ 30,469, and the median household income was $ 36,428 a year. Per capita income is $ 15,479. About 18.1% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, of which 29.3% were under the age of 18 and 11.7% were aged 65 or over.
Government
The Kankakee City Council is divided into 7 houses, each of which 2 members are elected for a term of 4 years. The mayor also appoints responsible persons in the commission responsible for various issues, such as repairing streets, sidewalks, garbage collection, snow removal, etc. The mayor and the city secretary are elected by the residents of the city.
In popular culture
- The movie Unborn ( 2009 ) was partially shot at Kankakee Hospital [6] .
- Kankakee is immortalized in the folk song City of New Orleans, written by Steve Goodman .
Transport
The city has the same name railway station .
Famous residents and natives
- Fred McMurray ( 1908 - 1991 ) - American actor .
- Joseph Strazhinsky (born 1954 ) is a screenwriter, writer, creator of many science fiction and science-fiction television series, including the famous Babylon 5 in Russia .
- Mirna Kennedy ( 1908 - 1944 ) - American film actress, starred at the end of the silent film era and in sound films.
Notes
- ↑ Area Statistics (inaccessible link) . Kankakee's home page. Date of treatment September 10, 2011. Archived on August 28, 2012.
- ↑ Find a County . National Association of Counties. Date of treatment September 10, 2011. Archived July 12, 2012.
- ↑ Native American Place-Names of Indiana by Michael McCafferty, 2008, p. 57
- ↑ Notes on the Northwest, Or Valley of the Upper Mississippi. by William JA Bradford, 1846
- ↑ American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau. Date of treatment September 10, 2011. Archived July 2, 2012.
- ↑ Unborn (English) . IMDb.com, Inc .. Date accessed September 10, 2011. Archived on August 28, 2012.