Aroma Park (formerly Waldron) 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.

History

In 1995, the Aroma Park Little League All-Stars won the state championship, becoming the smallest town ever to do so.

2026 tornado

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.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census

References

  • Official website