Prairie Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the USA.

As of the 2000 census, its population was 153.

[1] The township derives its name from the community of Prairie City, Missouri.

[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, Prairie Township covers an area of 26.16 square miles (67.77 square kilometers); of this, 25.88 square miles (67.04 square kilometers, 98.92 percent) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 square kilometers, 1.08 percent) is water.

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)