Prairie Township, White County, Indiana

Prairie Township
Township
Location in White County
Location in White County
Coordinates: 40°36′15″N 86°52′51″W / 40.60417°N 86.88083°W / 40.60417; -86.88083
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWhite
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
66.61 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
 (2020)
 • Total
3,384
 • Density51/sq mi (20/km2)
ZIP codes
47920, 47923
GNIS feature ID453773

Prairie Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,384 and it contained 1,413 housing units.[1]

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,885—
19002,32523.3%
19102,181−6.2%
19201,938−11.1%
19301,892−2.4%
19401,812−4.2%
19501,8723.3%
19602,15515.1%
19702,1801.2%
19802,78827.9%
19902,9505.8%
20003,1918.2%
20103,180−0.3%
20203,3846.4%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

Political districts

References

  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  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. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ^ "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  6. ^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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