Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 84 people live in this town, in Nebraska.
Prairie Island Township’s median age is 55 years, where Nebraska’s towns sit at 37.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. No town among the 58 in Nebraska we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Prairie Island Township. Riverside Park Dance Pavillion is on the National Register of Historic Places. Prairie Island Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The archive holds 3 maps from 1896 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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FEMA puts 34% of Prairie Island Township’s expected hazard losses down to hail, and 32% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 14° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
18% of Prairie Island Township adults have been diagnosed with depression. Of 32 CDC measures, Prairie Island Township beats the Nebraska average on 1 and trails it on 9. In Prairie Island Township, 20% of adults binge drink, and 29% feel lonely.
| Prairie Island Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| What stands out | Prairie Island Township | NE |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 77.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Prairie Island Township; the nearest are
About 11 of every 100 Prairie Island Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
Township in Nebraska, United States
Prairie Island Township is one of eleven townships in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 82 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 83.
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Prairie Island Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 84 people live in this town, in Nebraska.