Prairie Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

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Prairie Township
Township
Map highlighting Prairie Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 41°20′08″N86°46′35″W / 41.33556°N 86.77639°W / 41.33556; -86.77639
Country United States
State Indiana
County LaPorte
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
24 sq mi (62 km2)
 • Land24 sq mi (62 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
673 ft (205 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
202
 • Density8.7/sq mi (3.4/km2)
FIPS code 18-61596 [3]
GNIS feature ID 453770

Prairie Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 202 (down from 209 at 2010 [4] ) and it contained 86 housing units.

Contents

Prairie Township was established in 1903. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24 square miles (62 km2), all land. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Prairie Township, LaPorte County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 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 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 38.


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