Bourbonnais Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Bourbonnais Township 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 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 are also the summer home of the Chicago Bears, who hold their summer training camp at Olivet.HistoryBourbonnais Township was formerly a township of Will County until Kankakee County was created in 1853.GeographyAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water.Cities, towns, villages Bourbonnais (east three-quarters) Bradley (vast majority) Kankakee (north edge)Unincorporated towns Altorf at Indian Oaks at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)Adjacent townships Manteno Township (north) Sumner Township (northeast) Ganeer Township (east) Aroma Township (southeast) Kankakee Township (south) Limestone Township (southwest) Rockville Township (northwest)