| Bourbonnais is
a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States.
The population was 15,256 at the 2000 census. It is
part of the Kankakee, Bradley Metropolitan Statistical
Area and the Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City, IL-IN-WI
Combined Statistical Area.
The village is named after Francois
Bourbonnais, Sr., a fur trapper, hunter and agent of
the American Fur Company, who arrived in the area in
1830.
As of the census of 2000, there
were 15,256 people, 5,341 households, and 3,818 families
residing in the village. The population density was
3,302.1 people per square mile (1,275.0/km²). There
were 5,505 housing units at an average density of 1,191.5/sq
mi (460.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village
was 90.21% White, 4.59% African American, 0.10% Native
American, 2.39% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.69%
from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.26% of the population.
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