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Prairieton Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,222 and it contained 517 housing units.[1]

Prairieton Township
Township
Location in Vigo County
Coordinates: 39°21′33″N 87°30′11″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vigo
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	18.51 sq mi (47.9 km2)
• Land	17.83 sq mi (46.2 km2)
• Water	0.68 sq mi (1.8 km2)  3.67%
Elevation	459 ft (140 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,222
• Density	68.6/sq mi (26.5/km2)
ZIP codes	47870
GNIS feature ID	453775

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.51 square miles (47.9 km²), of which 17.83 square miles (46.2 km²) (or 96.33%) is land and 0.68 square miles (1.8 km²) (or 3.67%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Terre Haute (west edge)

Unincorporated communities

• Prairieton

Adjacent townships

• Sugar Creek Township (north)
• Honey Creek Township (east)
• Linton Township (southeast)
• Prairie Creek Township (southwest)
• Darwin Township, Clark County, Illinois (west)
• Wabash Township, Clark County, Illinois (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains New Harmony Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

• Higginbotham Field

Landmarks

• Federal Bureau of Prisons Terre Haute Penitentiary (west edge)

School districts

• Vigo County School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 8th congressional district
• State House District 45
• State Senate District 39

Municipal

• Praireton/Prairie Creek Fire Protection District
• The Fire Departments from Prairieton Township and Prairie Creek Township merged to form a Fire Protection District on August 16, 2007.

References

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

External links

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