Prairie Township, Delaware County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Prairie Township

Township

Location in Delaware County

Coordinates: 42°25′37″N 91°31′54″W﻿ / ﻿42.42694°N 91.53167°W﻿ / 42.42694; -91.53167
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Delaware
Area

• Total| 35.16 sq mi (91.07 km2)
• Land| 35.16 sq mi (91.07 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 1,020 ft (311 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 373
• Density| 10.6/sq mi (4.1/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0468569

Prairie Township is a township in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 373.[1]

## Geography[edit]

Prairie Township covers an area of 35.16 square miles (91.07 square kilometers).

### Adjacent townships[edit]

* Coffins Grove Township (north)
* Delaware Township (northeast)
* Milo Township (east)
* Hazel Green Township (southeast)
* Adams Township (south)
* Newton Township, Buchanan County (southwest)
* Middlefield Township, Buchanan County (west)

### Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains one cemetery, Sand Creek.

### Major highways[edit]

* U.S. Route 20

## References[edit]

* U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved July 8, 2008.

## External links[edit]

* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Manchester

Cities|

* Colesburg
* Delaware
* Delhi
* Dundee
* Dyersville‡
* Earlville
* Edgewood‡
* Greeley
* Hopkinton
* Manchester
* Masonville
* Ryan

Map of Iowa highlighting Delaware County

Townships|

* Adams
* Bremen
* Coffins Grove
* Colony
* Delaware
* Delhi
* Elk
* Hazel Green
* Honey Creek
* Milo
* North Fork
* Oneida
* Prairie
* Richland
* South Fork
* Union

Unincorporated
communities|

* Almoral
* Ehler
* Golden
* Hazel Green
* Forestville
* Oneida
* Petersburg
* Robinson
* Rockville
* Sand Springs
* Silver Creek
* Thorpe

Ghost towns|

* Hartwick
* York

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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