Prairie Township, White County, Indiana

Prairie Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,180 and it contained 1,311 housing units.[1]

Prairie Township
Township
Location in White County
Coordinates: 40°36′15″N 86°52′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWhite
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total66.61 sq mi (172.5 km2)
 • Land66.59 sq mi (172.5 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.03%
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,180
 • Density47.8/sq mi (18.5/km2)
ZIP codes
47920, 47923
GNIS feature ID453773

Prairie Township was organized in 1834.[2] The township was named for the open prairies within its borders.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 66.61 square miles (172.5 km2), of which 66.59 square miles (172.5 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Carr, Chalmers, Harvey and Phebus, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Smelcer and Spring Creek.

Airports and landing strips
  • Bartlett Airport

Rivers

Education
  • Frontier School Corporation

Prairie Township is served by the Brookston-Prairie Township Public Library.[4]

Political districts

References
  1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 211.
  3. Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 114.
  4. "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.