Prairie Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Prairie Township
Township

Location in Edgar County

Edgar County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°50′26″N 87°35′27″W / 39.84056°N 87.59083°W / 39.84056; -87.59083Coordinates: 39°50′26″N 87°35′27″W / 39.84056°N 87.59083°W / 39.84056; -87.59083
Country United States
State Illinois
County Edgar
Established November 4, 1856
Area
 • Total 35.99 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Land 35.98 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation 643 ft (196 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 258
 • Density 7.6/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61870, 61924
FIPS code 17-045-61483

Prairie Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 273 and it contained 125 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.99 square miles (93.2 km2), of which 35.98 square miles (93.2 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

  • Illiana
  • Quaker
  • Raven

Cemeteries

The township contains Wesley Chapel Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Rowe Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016258[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Edgar County Community Unit District 6
  • Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4

Political districts

References

  • "Prairie Township, Edgar County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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