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Prairieton Township, Vigo County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Vigo

GNIS feature ID
  
453775

Area
  
47.94 km²

Zip code
  
47870

State
  
Indiana

ZIP codes
  
47870

Elevation
  
140 m

Population
  
1,222 (2010)

Local time
  
Saturday 5:05 PM

Prairieton Township, Vigo County, Indiana

Weather
  
21°C, Wind S at 24 km/h, 58% Humidity

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.

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Map of Prairieton Township, IN 47802, USA

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.

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

    Prairieton Township, Vigo County, Indiana Wikipedia
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