Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana

Prairie Creek Township
Township
Location in Vigo County
Coordinates: 39°17′52″N87°31′53″W / 39.29778°N 87.53139°W / 39.29778; -87.53139
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vigo
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	38.55 sq mi (99.8 km2)
• Land	37.99 sq mi (98.4 km2)
• Water	0.56 sq mi (1.5 km2)  1.45%
Elevation	489 ft (149 m)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	1,067
• Density	31.5/sq mi (12.2/km2)
ZIP codes	47802, 47850
GNIS feature ID	453774

Prairie Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,195 and it contained 494 housing units. ^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.55 square miles (99.8 km²), of which 37.99 square miles (98.4 km²) (or 98.55%) is land and 0.56 square miles (1.5 km²) (or 1.45%) is water. ^[2]

Unincorporated communities

• Hutton
• Prairie Creek
• Vigo

Adjacent townships

• Prairieton Township (northeast)
• Linton Township (east)
• Curry Township, Sullivan County (southeast)
• Fairbanks Township, Sullivan County (south)
• York Township, Clark County, Illinois (southwest)
• Darwin Township, Clark County, Illinois (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Lykens, Shattuck, Watson and Westlawn.

Rivers

• Wabash River

School districts

• Vigo County School Corporation

Political districts

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

References

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

1. "Census Bureau profile: Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
2. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.