Prairieton Township, Vigo County, Indiana

Prairieton Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,222 and it contained 517 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.51 sqmi, of which 17.83 sqmi (or 96.33%) is land and 0.68 sqmi (or 3.67%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Terre Haute (west edge)

Unincorporated communities

 * Prairieton

Adjacent townships

 * Sugar Creek Township (north)
 * Honey Creek Township (east)
 * Linton Township (southeast)
 * Prairie Creek Township (southwest)
 * Darwin Township, Clark County, Illinois (west)
 * Wabash Township, Clark County, Illinois (northwest)

Cemeteries
The township contains New Harmony Cemetery. Prairieton Cemetery is located in Prairieton, Indiana.

Airports and landing strips

 * Higginbotham Field

Landmarks

 * Federal Bureau of Prisons Terre Haute Penitentiary (west edge)

School districts

 * Vigo County School Corporation

Political districts

 * Indiana's 8th congressional district
 * State House District 45
 * State Senate District 39

Municipal

 * Praireton/Prairie Creek Fire Protection District
 * The Fire Departments from Prairieton Township and Prairie Creek Township merged to form a Fire Protection District on August 16, 2007.