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History · Sun River Terrace

14% of Sun River Terrace’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1922 on and the census since 1990.

0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Sun River Terrace’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Sun River Terrace are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19223 editions of the USGS map, 1922 to 1973. Watch Sun River Terrace change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sun River Terrace’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Sun River Terrace on the map, 1922 to 1973

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sun River Terrace. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Sun River Terrace on the 1922 USGS mapSun River Terrace on the 1964 USGS mapSun River Terrace on the 1973 USGS map1922Momence sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sun River Terrace.

The story so far

Sun River Terrace, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sun River Terrace yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Sun River Terrace is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 455 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 528 to 455 (-14%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Sun River Terrace, census by census

010020030040050020002020Peak: 532

Between 383 and 532 people in every census since 1990.

4 censuses, 1990–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Sun River Terrace’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Sun River Terrace

Nobody well known was born in Sun River Terrace itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Malcolm RossUnited States Naval Reserve captain, atmospheri… · b. 1919
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William B. TablerAmerican architect · b. 1914
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Arch WardAmerican journalist · b. 1896
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Clipper SmithAmerican sports coach, athletics administrator · b. 1898
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Florence E. WellsOwner of Driftwood Cottage, the first house bui… · b. 1864
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Jackie HaasAmerican politician

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.