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Prairie Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 273 and it contained 125 housing units.[2]

Prairie Township
Township
Location in Edgar County
Edgar County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°50′26″N 87°35′27″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Edgar
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	35.99 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Land	35.98 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	273
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	258
• Density	7.6/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61870, 61924
FIPS code	17-045-61483

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.99 square miles (93.2 km²), of which 35.98 square miles (93.2 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

• Scottland
• Raven

Extinct towns

• Illiana
• Quaker

Cemeteries

• Wesley Chapel Cemetery.

Major highways

• US Route 36
• US Route 150
• Illinois Route 1

Airports and landing strips

• Rowe Airport[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	258	[1]
US Decennial Census[4]

School districts

• Edgar County Community Unit District 6
• Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4

Political districts

• Illinois's 15th congressional district
• State House District 109
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Prairie Township, Edgar County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
• US Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• US National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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