Prairieton Township, Vigo County, Indiana

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Prairieton Township
Township
Location in Vigo County
Location in Vigo County
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Country United States
State Indiana
County Vigo
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 18.51 sq mi (47.9 km2)
 • Land 17.83 sq mi (46.2 km2)
 • Water 0.68 sq mi (1.8 km2)  3.67%
Elevation 459 ft (140 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,222
 • Density 68.6/sq mi (26.5/km2)
ZIP codes 47870
GNIS feature ID 0453775

Prairieton Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,222 and it contained 517 housing units.[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.51 square miles (47.9 km2), of which 17.83 square miles (46.2 km2) (or 96.33%) is land and 0.68 square miles (1.8 km2) (or 3.67%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated communities

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains New Harmony Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

  • Higginbotham Field

Landmarks

School districts

Political districts

Municipal

  • Praireton/Prairie Creek Fire Protection District
  • The Fire Departments from Prairieton Township and Prairie Creek Township merged to form a Fire Protection District on August 16, 2007.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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