Prairie Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,384 and it contained 1,413 housing units.
Prairie Township was organized in 1834. The township was named for the open prairies within its borders.
Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages Brookston
Unincorporated towns Badger Grove at Springboro at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships Big Creek Township (north) Jefferson Township, Carroll County (northeast) Tippecanoe Township, Carroll County (east) Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County (south) Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County (southwest) Round Grove Township (west) West Point Township (northwest)
Cemeteries The township contains these six cemeteries: Carr, Chalmers, Harvey and Phebus, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Smelcer and Spring Creek.
Airports and landing strips Bartlett Airport
Rivers Tippecanoe River
Education Frontier School Corporation
Prairie Township is served by the Brookston-Prairie Township Public Library.
Political districts Indiana's 4th congressional district State House District 15 State House District 24 State Senate District 07
References United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS) IndianaMap
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