Prairie Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°17′52″N 85°56′12″W / 41.29778°N 85.93667°W | |
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 | 850 ft (259 m) |
Population | |
• 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.
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]
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]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)