Prairie Township is one of thirteen townships in Fremont County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 115 and it contained 58 housing units.[1]
Prairie Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Fremont County | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′18″N 95°32′49″W / 40.77167°N 95.54694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Fremont |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.75 sq mi (77.06 km2) |
| • Land | 29.54 sq mi (76.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2) 0.72% |
| Elevation | 1,086 ft (331 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 115 |
| • Density | 3.9/sq mi (1.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 51639, 51649, 51652 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0468570[2] |
Geography
editAs of the 2010 census, Prairie Township covered an area of 29.75 square miles (77.1 km2); of this, 29.54 square miles (76.5 km2) (99.28 percent) was land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) (0.72 percent) was water.[1]
Cemeteries
editThe township contains Chamber Cemetery[3] and Wagner Cemetery.[4]
Transportation
editSchool districts
edit- Farragut Community School District
- Sidney Community School District
Political districts
edit- Iowa's 3rd congressional district
- State House District 23
- State Senate District 12
References
edit- "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b c "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ "Prairie Township, Fremont County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ "Chamber Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ "Wagner Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 23, 2014.