Prairie Township is one of twelve

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, United States. According to the 2010 census, its population was 257 and it contained 117 housing units; the population density is the lowest of any township in the county, at .

History

Prairie Township was formed in 1864 out of a portion of Pine Township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land. It is almost entirely agricultural and contains a single town, Tab. Two other small communities in the eastern part of the township, Locust Grove and Walnut Grove, dwindled away during the 20th century and are now extinct.

Transportation

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runs along a portion of the township's eastern border, starting at the northeastern corner and going south for about before veering to the east.

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runs from the Illinois state line and across the northern part of the township, reaching U.S. Route 41 at the eastern border.

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leaves State Road 26 at the western border and runs north for about before leaving the township (and the county) on its way through the small town of Ambia in Benton County. The township contains Dalton Airport.

Education

Most of Prairie township lies in the Benton Community School Corporation, and the southern portion of Prairie Township is part of the

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Government

Prairie Township has a

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who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides relief to the poor, manages cemetery care, and performs farm assessment, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms. Prairie Township is part of

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District 42, and

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District 38.

References

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United States Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles

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External links

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