• Source: Prairieton Township, Vigo County, Indiana

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.




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

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Terre Haute (west edge)




= Unincorporated communities

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Prairieton




= Adjacent townships

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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

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The township contains New Harmony Cemetery.
Prairieton Cemetery is located in Prairieton, Indiana.




= Airports and landing strips

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Higginbotham Field




= Landmarks

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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


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




External links

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Prairieton Township, Vigo County, Indiana
• Prairieton, Indiana
• Vigo County, Indiana
• Prairieton Township
• Linton Township, Vigo County, Indiana
• Honey Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana
• Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana
• Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana
• Terre Haute South Vigo High School
• List of Indiana townships