Prairie Township, Henry County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°01′02″N 85°21′17″W / 40.01722°N 85.35472°W / 40.01722; -85.35472CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHenryGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total40.73 sq mi (105.5 km²) • Land39.74 sq mi (102.9 km²) • Water0.99 sq mi (2.6 km²) 2.43%Elevation

1,047 ft (319 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total5,999 • Density138.8/sq mi (53.6/km²)GNIS feature ID0453768

Prairie Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,517 and it contained 1,346 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.73 square miles (105.5 km²), of which 39.74 square miles (102.9 km²) (or 97.57%) is land and 0.99 square miles (2.6 km²) (or 2.43%) is water.^[2] The streams of Aqua Run, Battle Brook, Brave Run, Brown Run, Brown Run, Cemetery Run, Chief Run, Colony Creek, Green Run, Harvey Run, Hillside Brook, Lavender Run, Lick Branch, Little Buck Creek, Moon Brook, Moonshine Run, Mount Run, Port Run, Red Brook, Red Run, Slo Run, Small Branch, Spring Run, Summit Brook and Yellow Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

Mount Summit
Springport

Unincorporated towns

Fayne Siding
Foley
Hillsboro
Luray
Rogersville

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

Adjacent townships

Monroe Township, Delaware County (north)
Perry Township, Delaware County (northeast)
Blue River Township (east)
Stoney Creek Township (east)
Liberty Township (southeast)
Henry Township (south)
Jefferson Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains six retired cemeteries: Beech Grove, Harvey, Lebanon, Livezey, Evans and Powers.

Major highways

References

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

^ "Census Bureau profile: Prairie Township, Henry County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 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 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.