Grand Prairie Township is one of sixteen

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in Jefferson County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 909 and it contained 391 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T1S R1E) has a total area of , of which (or 99.70%) is land and (or 0.30%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

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(south edge)

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

* Centralia Township, Marion County (north) * Raccoon Township, Marion County (northeast) * Rome Township (east) * Shiloh Township (southeast) * Casner Township (south) * Richview Township, Washington County (southwest) * Irvington Township, Washington County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Fouts, Gaston, Gilead and Piskey.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

* Prairie Airport

Lakes

* Superior Lake

Demographics

Political districts

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* State House District 107 * State Senate District 54

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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