Prairieton Township, Vigo County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°21′33″N 87°30′11″W / 39.35917°N 87.50306°W / 39.35917; -87.50306 (2020)[1]
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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.[2]
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.[2]
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. Prairieton Cemetery is located in Prairieton, Indiana.
Airports and landing strips
- Higginbotham Field
Landmarks
- Federal Bureau of Prisons Terre Haute Penitentiary (west edge)
School districts
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
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Prairieton Township, Vigo County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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Municipalities and communities of Vigo County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Terre Haute
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communities
- Allendale
- Atherton
- Barnhart Town
- Blackhawk
- Cherryvale‡
- Coal Bluff
- Cobb
- Dewey
- East Glenn
- Ehrmandale
- Ferguson Hill
- Glenn Ayr
- Gospel Grove
- Grange Corner
- Harrison
- Hutton
- Keller
- Larimer Hill
- Liggett
- Marion Heights
- Markles
- Otter Creek Junction
- Parkview
- Pimento
- Pine Ridge
- Preston
- Sandcut
- Sandford
- Shirkieville
- Southwood
- Spelterville
- Spring Hill
- State Line
- Swalls
- Tabertown
- Taylorville
- Terre Town
- Twelve Points
- Vigo
- West New Goshen
- Whitcomb Heights
- Woodgate
- Youngstown
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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