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Channahon, IL

Channahon, IL

Will County, 43 miles SW of the Loop. Channahon, reportedly named from a Potawatomi word meaning “meeting of waters,” rests at the confluence of the Des Plaines, Kankakee, and DuPage Rivers. The town grew inthe 1840s with the construction of the Illinois & Michigan Canal, but its growth slowed as railroads replaced waterway connections. More recently, oil and chemical corporations, interstate highways (55 and 80), and affordable new housing have attracted new residents.


Channahon, IL (inc. 1961)
Year Total
(and by category)
  Foreign Born Native with foreign parentage Males per 100 females
1990 4,266   1.3% 102
  4,190 White (98.2%)      
  36 Black (0.8%)      
  5 American Indian (0.1%)      
  15 Asian/Pacific Islander (0.4%)      
  18 Other race (0.4%)      
  117 Hispanic Origin* (2.7%)      
2000 7,344   1.3% 106
  7,140 White alone (97.2%)      
  31 Black or African American alone (0.4%)      
  8 American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.1%)      
  20 Asian alone (0.3%)      
  70 Some other race alone (1.0%)      
  75 Two or more races (1.0%)      
  267 Hispanic or Latino* (3.6%)