THE MOMENCE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Kankakee Marsh setting.
Momence township has 42.5 square miles of land in Kankakee County. Its Census reference point is in Kankakee Marsh, within Central Corn Belt Plains.
Glaciated plains historically supported tallgrass prairie mixed with oak and hickory woodland. Dark prairie soils and broad farming landscapes distinguish much of the Central Corn Belt.
Regional context: Central Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Momence and Kankakee County
Momence is associated with Kankakee County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Momence by land and water
The Census records 0.47 square miles of water within Momence, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points higher than the 0.7% recorded for Kankakee County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Momence township has 26.7 times the land area of nearby Momence city (1.59 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

