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Channahon, IL
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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%) | ||||
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