Prairie Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Prairie Township

Township

A farm at Clunette

Coordinates: 41°17′52″N 85°56′12″W﻿ / ﻿41.29778°N 85.93667°W﻿ / 41.29778; -85.93667
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Kosciusko
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 35.76 sq mi (92.6 km2)
• Land| 35.23 sq mi (91.2 km2)
• Water| 0.52 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation

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| 850 ft (259 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 1,774
• Density| 46.9/sq mi (18.1/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 18-61578[3]
GNIS feature ID| 453769

Prairie Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,774 (up from 1,651 at 2010[4]) and it contained 682 housing units.

## History

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Prairie Township was organized in 1838 and named from its setting upon the prairie.[5]

The Hall Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[6]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.76 square miles (92.6 km2), of which 35.23 square miles (91.2 km2) (or 98.52%) is land and 0.52 square miles (1.3 km2) (or 1.45%) is water.[4]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Atwood at 41°15′39″N 85°58′31″W﻿ / ﻿41.2608779°N 85.9752735°W﻿ / 41.2608779; -85.9752735
* Clunette at 41°19′11″N 85°55′22″W﻿ / ﻿41.3197679°N 85.9227723°W﻿ / 41.3197679; -85.9227723

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

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Prairie Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ a b "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.
5. ^ Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 712.
6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Warsaw

Cities|

* Nappanee‡
* Warsaw

Map of Indiana highlighting Kosciusko County

Towns|

* Burket
* Claypool
* Etna Green
* Leesburg
* Mentone
* Milford
* North Webster
* Pierceton
* Sidney
* Silver Lake
* Syracuse
* Winona Lake

Townships|

* Clay
* Etna
* Franklin
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Lake
* Monroe
* Plain
* Prairie
* Scott
* Seward
* Tippecanoe
* Turkey Creek
* Van Buren
* Washington
* Wayne

CDPs|

* Barbee
* Beaver Dam
* Enchanted Hills
* Hoffman Lake
* Mineral Springs
* Oswego
* Palestine
* Wooster

Other
communities|

* Atwood
* Bayfield
* Bell Rohr Park
* Buttermilk Point
* Cedar Point
* Clunette
* Forest Glen
* Gravelton‡
* Hastings
* Highbanks
* Highlands Park
* Island Park
* Kanata Manayunk
* Kinsey
* Lakeside Park
* Lakeview Spring
* Milford Junction
* Monoquet
* Oakwood Park
* Packerton
* Pickwick Park
* Potawatomi Park
* Redmon Park
* Sevastopol
* Shady Banks
* South Park
* Stony Ridge
* Vawter Park
* Wawasee
* Wawasee Village

Footnotes|

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

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