Trisha Shetty (Editor)

Prairie Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
United States

County
  
Edgar

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
196 m

Local time
  
Saturday 3:50 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 4, 1856

ZIP codes
  
61870, 61924

Area
  
93.21 km²

Population
  
273 (2010)

Prairie Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Weather
  
20°C, Wind S at 23 km/h, 62% Humidity

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.

Contents

Map of Prairie Township, IL, USA

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.

Unincorporated towns

  • Scottland

    • Extinct towns

  • Illiana
  • Quaker
  • Raven

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains Wesley Chapel Cemetery.

    Major highways

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

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Rowe Airport

    • School districts

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

    • Political districts

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

    • References

    Prairie Township, Edgar County, Illinois Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA