Prairie Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°17′52″N 85°56′12″W / 41.29778°N 85.93667°W / 41.29778; -85.93667CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyKosciuskoGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.76 sq mi (92.6 km²) • Land35.23 sq mi (91.2 km²) • Water0.52 sq mi (1.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

850 ft (259 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,774 • Density46.9/sq mi (18.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code18-61578^[3]GNIS feature ID453769

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.

History

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]

Geography

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]

Unincorporated towns

Atwood at 41°15′39″N 85°58′31″W / 41.2608779°N 85.9752735°W / 41.2608779; -85.9752735
Clunette at 41°19′11″N 85°55′22″W / 41.3197679°N 85.9227723°W / 41.3197679; -85.9227723

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

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Prairie Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 712.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.