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Pilot

A township of 1,867 people in Kankakee County, Illinois
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Conserved land0%1 of 31,454 acres
Trails15 mi0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves01 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Township in Illinois, United States
1,979Population
49.4 sq miArea
663 ftElevation

Pilot Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,979 and it contained 842 housing units. It was formed from a portion of Salina Township on March 11, 1857.

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5better than IL·4worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.

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Riverside Medical CenterKankakee · 11 mi · ER
Community Health Partnership of IllinoisKankakee · 11.9 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 60941, 60913, 60901 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Pilot →

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School Grade A-

The public schools Pilot’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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