Prairie Township, Washington County, Arkansas

Township of Prairie
Township
Location of Prairie Township in Washington County
Location of Washington County in Arkansas
Coordinates: 36°5′10″N 94°8′16″W / 36.08611°N 94.13778°W / 36.08611; -94.13778Coordinates: 36°5′10″N 94°8′16″W / 36.08611°N 94.13778°W / 36.08611; -94.13778
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Washington
Established	1829^[1]
Area
• Total	29.8 sq mi (77 km²)
• Land	29.7 sq mi (77 km²)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
Elevation	1,440 ft (440 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,526
• Density	119/sq mi (46/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	479
GNIS feature ID	69797
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prairie Township, Washington County, Arkansas

Prairie Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Washington County, Arkansas, USA.^[2] As of the 2000 census, its total population was 3,526.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Morrow Township covers an area of 29.8 square miles (77 km²); with 29.7 miles (47.8 km) being land and the remaining 0.1 miles (0.16 km) being water.^[2] The township has been fragmented by the expansion of Fayetteville and thus Fayetteville Township. Prairie now consists of two main segments along Fayetteville's eastern edge and three very small segments on Fayetteville's west side.

The township gave part to Reed Township in 1880 and part to Wyman Township between 1890-1900.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Habberton

Cemeteries

The township contains Hester Cemetery and St. Joseph Cemetery.

Major routes

Arkansas Highway 45

References

1 2 Baker, Russell (1985). Arkansas Township Atlas 1819-1930. Hot Springs, AR: Arkansas Genealogical Society. p. 202. OCLC 11528205.
1 2 "Township of Prairie, Washington County, Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-20.

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Springdale Township

Brush Creek Township

Fayetteville Township

Goshen Township
Wyman Township
Fayetteville Township

Prairie Township (excluding western segments)

Greenland Township

Richland Township
White River Township

Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Arkansas, United States

County seat: Fayetteville

Cities	Elkins Elm Springs‡ Farmington Fayetteville Greenland Johnson Lincoln Prairie Grove Springdale‡ Tontitown West Fork Winslow

Town	Goshen

Townships	Boston Brush Creek Cane Hill Center Cove Creek Crawford Durham Dutch Mills Elkins Elm Springs Farmington Fayetteville Goshen Greenland Harmon Illinois Johnson Lee's Creek Lincoln Litteral Marrs Hill Morrow Prairie Prairie Grove Reed Rhea's Mill Richland Springdale Starr Hill Tontitown Valley Vineyard Wedington West Fork White River Winslow Wyman

Unincorporated communities	Appleby Arnett Baldwin Banyard Beav-O-Rama Black Oak Blackburn Blue Springs Village Brentwood Canehill Cincinnati Clyde Durham Dutch Mills Evansville Fayette Junction Floss Gulley Habberton Harmon Harris Hazel Velley Hicks Hogeye Hubbard Mayfield McNair Morrow Mount Olive Oak Grove Odell Onda Pilgrim's Rest Pitkin Corner Rhea Rochelle Riviera Savoy Shady Grove Skylight Sonora Spring Valley Starks Steele Strain Strickler Sulphur City Summers Sunset Suttle Tolu Tuttle Viney Grove Walnut Grove War Eagle Cove Wedington Wedington Woods Wheeler White Rock Woolsey Wyman Wyola

Ghost towns	Barbara Blewford Carter Cross Roads Jabur McGuire Porter's Store Rickert Rucker's Grove Sexton Summit Sydenham

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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