Prairie Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
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settlement_type=Township
official_name = Prairie Township
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map_caption = Location in Edgar County
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subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Illinois
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Edgar
leader_title = Supervisor
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established_title = Established
established_date = November 4, 1856
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area_total_km2 = 93.23
area_total_sq_mi = 36.0
area_land_km2 = 93.23
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population_total = 370
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Prairie Township is located in Edgar County, Illinois. The population was 370 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Prairie Township covers an area of 36.01 square miles and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Wesley Chapel.

The streams of Bonwell Branch and Brouilletts Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Prairie Township contains Rowe Airport.

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]

External links

* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_lang=en&_ US Census]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Prairie-Edgar-IL.html City-data.com]
* [http://www.edgarcounty-il.gov/ Edgar County Official Site]
* [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/edgar.html Illinois State Archives]