Prairie Township, Davis County, Iowa

Prairie Township
Township
Location in Davis County
Coordinates: 40°41′29″N 92°14′01″W / 40.69139°N 92.23361°WCoordinates: 40°41′29″N 92°14′01″W / 40.69139°N 92.23361°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Davis
Area
• Total	27.63 sq mi (71.57 km^2)
• Land	27.58 sq mi (71.42 km^2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km^2)  0.21%
Elevation	794 ft (242 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	394
• Density	14.3/sq mi (5.5/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0468568

Prairie Township is a township in Davis County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 394.

History

Prairie Township was organized in 1846.^[1]

Geography

Prairie Township covers an area of 27.63 square miles (71.57 square kilometers); of this, 0.06 square miles (0.15 square kilometers) or 0.21 percent is water.

Cities and towns

• Pulaski

Adjacent townships

• Union Township (north)
• Chequest Township, Van Buren County (northeast)
• Jackson Township, Van Buren County (east)
• Roscoe Township (south)
• Cleveland Township (west)
• Grove Township (west)
• Perry Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Amish Mennonite Church, Armstrong, K P, Knights of Pythias Lodge, Pansy Hill, Pulaski and Wheaton.

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. History of Davis County, Iowa. State Historical Company. 1882. p. 428.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com