Prairieton Township, Vigo County, Indiana

Prairieton Township
Township
Location in Vigo County
Coordinates: 39°21′33″N 87°30′11″W / 39.35917°N 87.50306°W / 39.35917; -87.50306Coordinates: 39°21′33″N 87°30′11″W / 39.35917°N 87.50306°W / 39.35917; -87.50306
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vigo
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	18.51 sq mi (47.9 km²)
• Land	17.83 sq mi (46.2 km²)
• Water	0.68 sq mi (1.8 km²) 3.67%
Elevation	459 ft (140 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,222
• Density	68.6/sq mi (26.5/km²)
ZIP codes	47870
GNIS feature ID	0453775

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Terre Haute (west edge)

Unincorporated communities

Prairieton

Adjacent townships

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

The township contains New Harmony Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

Higginbotham Field

Landmarks

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

1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

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Municipalities and communities of Vigo County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Terre Haute

City	Terre Haute

Towns	Riley Seelyville West Terre Haute

Townships	Fayette Harrison Honey Creek Linton Lost Creek Nevins Otter Creek Pierson Prairie Creek Prairieton Riley Sugar Creek

CDPs	Dresser Fontanet New Goshen North Terre Haute St. Mary of the Woods Shepardsville Tecumseh Toad Hop

Other unincorporated communities	Allendale Atherton Barnhart Town Blackhawk Brown Jug Corner Burnett Cherryvale Coal Bluff Cobb Deming Woods Dewey Duane Yards East Glenn Ehrmandale Ferguson Hill Glenn Ayr Gospel Grove Grange Corner Harrison Hickory Island Hutton Keller Larimer Hill Lewis Libertyville‡ Liggett Marion Heights Markles Otter Creek Junction Parkview Pimento Pine Ridge Prairie Creek Prairieton Preston Sandcut Sandford Shirkieville Southwood Spelterville Spring Hill State Line Swalls Tabertown Taylorville Terre Town Twelve Points Vigo Whitcomb Heights Woodgate Youngstown

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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