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History · Prairie Township

Half of Prairie Township’s homes were built after 2004

Most of Prairie Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2004. Below: maps from 1959 on.

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What stands out about Prairie Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Prairie Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Prairie Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Prairie Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Prairie Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 202 (down from 209 at 2010) and it contained 86 housing units. Prairie Township was established in 1903, when it was separated from the northern portion of Hanna Township. The land that would become Cass, Dewey, Hanna, and Prairie Townships was previously part of Starke County, under the name Van Buren Township, and was annexed to LaPorte County in 1842.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 209 to 202 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Prairie Township on the map, 1959 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Prairie Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Prairie Township on the 1959 USGS mapPrairie Township on the 1984 USGS map1959English Lake sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Prairie Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Prairie Township

Nobody well known was born in Prairie Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Henry F. SchrickerAmerican politician · b. 1883
Mary Roberts CoolidgeAmerican sociologist and author · b. 1860
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Stuart GorrellAmerican banker, wrote the lyrics to "Georgia o… · b. 1901
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Ed HanyzewskiAmerican baseball player · b. 1920
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Jackson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHanna TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDavis TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDewey TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.