| Prairie Township | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
  Prairie Township Location in Arkansas | |
| Coordinates: 36°20′27.79″N93°35′6.28″W / 36.3410528°N 93.5850778°W Coordinates: 36°20′27.79″N93°35′6.28″W / 36.3410528°N 93.5850778°W | |
| Country |  |
| State |  |
| County | Carroll |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.850 sq mi (183.50 km2) |
| • Land | 70.706 sq mi (183.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.144 sq mi (0.37 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,555 |
| • Density | 106.85/sq mi (41.26/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Zip Code | 72616 (Berryville) |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
Prairie Township is one of twenty-one current townships in Carroll County, Arkansas, USA. [1] As of the 2010 census, its total population was 7,555.
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships.
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,446. The county has two county seats, Berryville and Eureka Springs. Carroll County is Arkansas's 26th county, formed on November 1, 1833, and named after Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Arkansas is a state in the southern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2018. Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin, the Quapaw Indians. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta.
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Prairie Township was formed prior to 1870; the exact date is unknown since county records were lost. [2]
