Prairie Township, Shelby County, Illinois

Prairie Township is located in Shelby County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,247 and it contained 557 housing units.^[2]

Prairie Township
Township

Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°16′57″N 88°38′17″W / 39.28250°N 88.63806°W / 39.28250; -88.63806
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Shelby
Organized	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	54.16 sq mi (140.3 km²)
• Land	54.16 sq mi (140.3 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	640 ft (200 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)^[1]	1,221
• Density	23/sq mi (9/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	XXXXX
Area code	217
FIPS code	17-173-61522

Geography edit

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 54.16 square miles (140.3 km²), all land.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,221	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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