Channahon
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village on border of Grundy and Will Counties in Illinois, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- County
- Grundy , Will
- Townships
- Channahon , Troy , Aux Sable , Goose Lake , Saratoga
- Incorporated
- December 11, 1961 ( 1961-12-11 )
- Village president
- Missey Moorman Schumacher
- Total
- 16.90 sq mi (43.77 km )
- Land
- 15.62 sq mi (40.46 km )
- Water
- 1.27 sq mi (3.30 km )
- Elevation
- 600 ft (180 m)
- Density
- 856.7/sq mi (330.77/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 17-12476
- Website
- www .channahon .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Channahon (/ˈʃænəhɒn/ SHAN-ə-hon) is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census.
Located in a rural area southwest of Joliet, Illinois, Channahon lies at the confluence of the Des Plaines, Kankakee, and DuPage rivers, where they form the Illinois River. The Illinois and Michigan Canal also passes through the village, intersecting the DuPage River at Channahon State Park. Most of the village is within Channahon Township of Will County.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Channahon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.