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Aroma Park
Illinoisvillage
Aroma Park
Total population
655
Median home value
$157,200
Bachelor's+
Median income
$78,500
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Aroma Park is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States, along the Kankakee River opposite the mouth of the Iroquois River. Aroma Park is a suburb of the city of Kankakee. Aroma Park's population was 664 at the 2020 census, down from 743 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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History
In 1995, the Aroma Park Little League All-Stars won the state championship, becoming the smallest town ever to do so. During the afternoon of March 10, 2026, a destructive EF3 tornado tracked through portions of the suburb, damaging and destroying numerous homes and killing one person in the area.
Geography
Aroma Park is located in southern Kankakee County. It is southeast of the center of Kankakee. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Aroma Park has a total area of , of which (or 85.51%) is land and (or 14.49%) is water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Aroma Park, IL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves13,479
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves13,308
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves12,271
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves10,394
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves9,433
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves8,379
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves8,260
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,723
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2025-03-156 km W of Dwight, Illinois
- M 3.1 — 2024-07-152 km WNW of Somonauk, Illinois
- M 3.2 — 2013-11-041 km SSW of Lyons, Illinois
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Illinois
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Aroma Park
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library