Prairie Township, White County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°36′15″N 86°52′51″W / 40.60417°N 86.88083°W / 40.60417; -86.88083CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWhiteGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total66.61 sq mi (172.5 km²) • Land66.59 sq mi (172.5 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²) 0.03%Elevation

686 ft (209 m)Population

(2020)

• Total3,384 • Density51/sq mi (20/km²)ZIP codes

47920, 47923

GNIS feature ID453773

Prairie Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,384 and it contained 1,413 housing units.^[1]

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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,885	—
1900	2,325	23.3%
1910	2,181	−6.2%
1920	1,938	−11.1%
1930	1,892	−2.4%
1940	1,812	−4.2%
1950	1,872	3.3%
1960	2,155	15.1%
1970	2,180	1.2%
1980	2,788	27.9%
1990	2,950	5.8%
2000	3,191	8.2%
2010	3,180	−0.3%
2020	3,384	6.4%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

Geography

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.^[5]

Cities, towns, villages

Brookston

Unincorporated towns

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

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

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

Airports and landing strips

Bartlett Airport

Rivers

Tippecanoe River

Education

Frontier School Corporation

Prairie Township is served by the Brookston-Prairie Township Public Library.^[6]

Political districts

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

References

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

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^ 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.
^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 114.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.
^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 15, 2018.