Prairie Township, White County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Prairie Township

Township

Location in White County

Coordinates: 40°36′15″N 86°52′51″W﻿ / ﻿40.60417°N 86.88083°W﻿ / 40.60417; -86.88083
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| White
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 66.61 sq mi (172.5 km2)
• Land| 66.59 sq mi (172.5 km2)
• Water| 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.03%
Elevation

| 686 ft (209 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total| 3,180
• Density| 47.8/sq mi (18.5/km2)
ZIP codes|

47920, 47923

GNIS feature ID| 453773

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

## Geography[edit]

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[edit]

* Brookston

### Unincorporated towns[edit]

* Badger Grove at 40°35′01″N 86°57′49″W﻿ / ﻿40.583647°N 86.963625°W﻿ / 40.583647; -86.963625
* Springboro at 40°35′40″N 86°46′33″W﻿ / ﻿40.594481°N 86.775843°W﻿ / 40.594481; -86.775843

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

### Adjacent townships[edit]

* Big Creek Township (north)
* Jefferson Township, Carroll County (northeast)
* Tippecanoe Township, Carroll County (east)
* Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County (south)
* Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County (southwest)
* Round Grove Township (west)
* West Point Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries[edit]

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

### Airports and landing strips[edit]

* Bartlett Airport

### Rivers[edit]

* Tippecanoe River

## Education[edit]

* Frontier School Corporation

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

## Political districts[edit]

* Indiana's 4th congressional district
* State House District 15
* State House District 24
* State Senate District 07

## References[edit]

* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* IndianaMap

1. ^ 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.
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 March 15, 2018.

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Municipalities and communities of White County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Monticello

City|

* Monticello

Map of Indiana highlighting White County

Towns|

* Brookston
* Burnettsville
* Chalmers
* Monon
* Reynolds
* Wolcott

Townships|

* Big Creek
* Cass
* Honey Creek
* Jackson
* Liberty
* Lincoln
* Monon
* Prairie
* Princeton
* Round Grove
* Union
* West Point

CDPs|

* Buffalo
* Idaville
* Norway

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Badger Grove
* Bell Center
* East Monticello
* Golden Hill
* Guernsey
* Headlee
* Indiana Beach
* Lee
* Round Grove
* Seafield
* Sitka
* Smithson
* Springboro

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