Village in Illinois, United States
Bradley
(formerly
North Kankakee
) is a
village
in
Kankakee County, Illinois
, United States. It is a suburb of the city of
Kankakee
. The population was 15,895 at the
2010 census
,
[3]
up from 12,784 at the 2000 census.
Bradley is a principal city of the
Kankakee
–Bradley
Metropolitan Statistical Area
, which includes all of Kankakee County. The county is also part of the larger
Chicago
–
Naperville
–
Michigan City
,
IL
-
IN
-
WI
Combined Statistical Area
.
Geography
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Bradley is located in north-central Kankakee County. It is bordered to the south by the city of Kankakee and to the west by the village of
Bourbonnais
.
Interstate 57
passes through the village, with access from Exit 315 (
Illinois Route 50
). I-57 leads north 56 miles (90 km) to
Chicago
and south 76 miles (122 km) to
Champaign
.
According to the 2010 census, Bradley has a total area of 7.24 square miles (18.75 km
2
), all land.
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History
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In 1891, North Kankakee was established when the
David Bradley
Plow Works established a factory, and in recognition of this, in 1895, the town changed its name to "Bradley City" (later Bradley). Bradley was mostly a
blue collar
town, with the
Kroehler furniture factory
and the
Roper stove factory
, a subsidiary of
Sears, Roebuck
, being the major employers.
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citation needed
]
In the 1980s, as elsewhere in the
Midwest
, these factories closed, and after their closures, parts of those factories burned to the ground. However, by the end of the decade, things changed. In 1989, a new shopping center called Bradley Square was built with
Wal-Mart
as the first tenant, and more shops followed.
Northfield Square Mall
opened in 1990.
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citation needed
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Demographics
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Historical population
Census
| Pop.
| Note
| %±
|
1900
| 1,518
| | ?
|
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1910
| 1,942
| | 27.9%
|
---|
1920
| 2,128
| | 9.6%
|
---|
1930
| 3,048
| | 43.2%
|
---|
1940
| 3,689
| | 21.0%
|
---|
1950
| 5,699
| | 54.5%
|
---|
1960
| 8,082
| | 41.8%
|
---|
1970
| 9,881
| | 22.3%
|
---|
1980
| 11,015
| | 11.5%
|
---|
1990
| 10,792
| | ?2.0%
|
---|
2000
| 12,784
| | 18.5%
|
---|
2010
| 15,895
| | 24.3%
|
---|
2020
| 15,419
| | ?3.0%
|
---|
At the
2000 census
there were 12,784 people, 5,041 households, and 3,382 families living in the village. The population density was 3,381.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,305.5/km
2
). There were 5,272 housing units at an average density of 1,394.4 per square mile (538.4/km
2
). The
racial makeup
of the village was 95.62% White, 1.23% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.20% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.61%.
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Of the 5,041 households 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 26.8% of households were one person and 11.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.03.
The age distribution was 26.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.
The median household income was $41,757 and the median family income was $47,984. Males had a median income of $38,224 versus $24,493 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,035. About 3.6% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of that age 65 or over.
Places of local interest
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Industry
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CSL Behring
operates a large manufacturing plant near the southern portions of the village. The facility produces plasma derived medications and equipment. In 2018 it was announced that the existing plant was to undergo a massive expansion that could possibly take up to twelve years to complete. The company bought up land to the south of the existing facility that previously housed a cooking oils plant operated by
Bunge Limited
, and plans to build upon that open space as a part of the large upgrade. The old cooking oils plant had ceased operations in 2015. Once complete, the plant will be split into two portions- the north campus, which includes the now upgraded existing plant, and the south campus- the new property that is currently being constructed. The project is expected to create over 200 jobs and is accruing about 450 million dollars in construction expenses.
Transportation
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River Valley Metro
provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Bradley to destinations in the Kankakee area.
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