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A township of 4,895 people in Kankakee County, Illinois
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Map of Aroma: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land1.2%287 of 24,185 acres
Trails7.4 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves859 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Aroma

Township in Illinois, United States
4,912Population
38 sq miArea
604 ftElevation

Aroma Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,912 and it contained 2,209 housing units.

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Health in Aroma

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11worse than IL

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.

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Presence St. Marys HospitalKankakee · 5.7 mi · ER
Kankakee Community Health CenterKankakee · 4.3 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 60964, 60901, 60910 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Aroma →

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School Grade C-

The public schools Aroma’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 78% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.

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