Prairie Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Prairie Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°20′08″N 86°46′35″W / 41.33556°N 86.77639°W / 41.33556; -86.77639Coordinates: 41°20′08″N 86°46′35″W / 41.33556°N 86.77639°W / 41.33556; -86.77639
Country United States
State Indiana
County LaPorte
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 24 sq mi (60 km2)
 • Land 24 sq mi (60 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1] 673 ft (205 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 209
 • Density 8.7/sq mi (3.4/km2)
FIPS code 18-61596[2]
GNIS feature ID 453770

Prairie Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 209 and it contained 89 housing units.[3]

Prairie Township was established in 1903.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24 square miles (62 km2), all land.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ↑ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 38.


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