Prairie Township, Crawford County, Illinois

Prairie Township
Township
Location in Crawford County
Crawford County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°07′15″N 87°47′30″W / 39.12083°N 87.79167°WCoordinates: 39°07′15″N 87°47′30″W / 39.12083°N 87.79167°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Crawford
Established	November 5, 1867
Area
• Total	40.83 sq mi (105.7 km^2)
• Land	40.68 sq mi (105.4 km^2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.4 km^2)  0.34%
Elevation	545 ft (166 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	594
• Density	14.6/sq mi (5.6/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62413, 62433, 62442, 62454, 62478
GNIS feature ID	0429594

Prairie Township is one of ten townships in Crawford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 594 and it contained 268 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.83 square miles (105.7 km²), of which 40.68 square miles (105.4 km²) (or 99.63%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km²) (or 0.34%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Annapolis
• Porterville

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Cox, Dix, Eaton, Mount Pleasant and Stanfield.

School districts

• Hutsonville Community Unit School District 1
• Robinson Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 109
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Prairie Township, Crawford County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives