Prairieton Township, Christian County, Illinois

Prairieton Township
Township
Location in Christian County
Christian County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°37′N 89°5′W / 39.617°N 89.083°WCoordinates: 39°37′N 89°5′W / 39.617°N 89.083°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Christian
Established	November 7, 1865
Area
• Total	36.58 sq mi (94.7 km^2)
• Land	36.57 sq mi (94.7 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km^2)  0.05%
Elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	449
• Density	12.3/sq mi (4.7/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62510, 62550, 62567
GNIS feature ID	0429602

Prairieton Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 449 and it contained 176 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.58 square miles (94.7 km²), of which 36.57 square miles (94.7 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.05%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Moweaqua (west side)

Unincorporated towns

• Radford at 39°34′39″N 89°02′04″W / 39.5775°N 89.03453°W

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Adams, Bilyeu, Hayes and Jacobs.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 51

School districts

• Central A & M Community Unit School District 21
• Meridian Community Unit School District 15
• Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

• State House District 87
• State Senate District 44

References

• "Prairieton Township, Christian County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois

Adjacent Townships