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; -86.77639
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaPorte
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
24 sq mi (62 km2)
 • Land24 sq mi (62 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
673 ft (205 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
202
 • Density8.7/sq mi (3.4/km2)
FIPS code18-61596[3]
GNIS feature ID453770

Prairie Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 202 (down from 209 at 2010[4]) and it contained 86 housing units.

Prairie Township was established in 1903, when it was separated from the northern portion of Hanna Township.[5] The land that would become Cass, Dewey, Hanna, and Prairie Townships was previously part of Starke County, under the name Van Buren Township, and was annexed to LaPorte County in 1842.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24 square miles (62 km2), all land.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Prairie Township, LaPorte County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 10, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 38.
  6. ↑ Brief history of LaPorte county Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine


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