Prairie Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Prairie Township
Township
Location in Edgar County
Edgar County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°50′26″N 87°35′27″W / 39.84056°N 87.59083°WCoordinates: 39°50′26″N 87°35′27″W / 39.84056°N 87.59083°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Edgar
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	35.99 sq mi (93.2 km^2)
• Land	35.98 sq mi (93.2 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km^2)  0.03%
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	273
• Density	7.6/sq mi (2.9/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61870, 61924
GNIS feature ID	0429595

Prairie Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 273 and it contained 125 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.99 square miles (93.2 km²), of which 35.98 square miles (93.2 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Scottland

Extinct towns

• Illiana
• Quaker
• Raven

Cemeteries

The township contains Wesley Chapel Cemetery.

Major highways

• US Route 36
• US Route 150
• Illinois Route 1

Airports and landing strips

• Rowe Airport

School districts

• Edgar County Community Unit District 6
• Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4

Political districts

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

References

• "Prairie Township, Edgar 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