Prairie Township
Prairie Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 382 and it contained 186 housing units. It was formed from Montebello and Carthage townships on September 12, 1854.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 382 residents
- Description: township in Hancock County, Illinois
- Also known as: “Prairie Township, Hancock County, Illinois” and “Township of Prairie”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carthage and Elvaston.
Carthage
Town
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Carthage is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 2,490 as of the 2020 census. Carthage is best known for being the site of the 1844 murder of Joseph Smith, who founded the Latter Day Saint movement. Carthage is situated 3½ miles east of Prairie Township.
Elvaston
Village
Elvaston is a village in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 147 at the 2020 census. Elvaston is situated 3 miles southwest of Prairie Township.
Ferris
Village
Ferris is a village in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 127 at the 2020 census. Ferris is situated 4 miles northeast of Prairie Township.
Prairie Township
- Category: township of Illinois
- Location: Hancock, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Prairie Township” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Prairie udalerria, Hancock konderria (Illinois)”
- Basque: “Prairie udalerria, Hancock konderria”
- Chinese: “普雷里鎮區 (伊利諾伊州漢考克縣)”
- Chinese: “普雷里鎮區”
- French: “Prairie Township”
- German: “Prairie Township”
- Persian: “ناحیه پرایری، شهرستان هنکاک، ایلینوی”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Prairie (condado de Hancock, Illinois)”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Prairie”
- Urdu: “پریری ٹاؤن شپ، ہینکوک کاؤنٹی، الینوائے”
- Urdu: “پریری ٹاؤن شپ”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Prairie, Quận Hancock, Illinois”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Prairie”
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