Rolling Prairie, Indiana


Rolling Prairie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 582.

History

The first cabin was built here in 1831 by Ezekiel Provolt. More settlers arrived, built cabins and named the settlement "Nauvoo". On November 26, 1853, the village was platted by J. W. Walker and named "Portland". The name of "Rolling Prairie", descriptive of the undulating terrain, was later adopted by one of the railroad companies operating through the town.
Rolling Prairie had a stop on the South Shore Line until 1994, when it was closed along with several other flag stops with low ridership.

Geography

Rolling Prairie is located in northeastern LaPorte County at, in the northeast part of Kankakee Township. U.S. Route 20 passes through the southern side of the community, leading east to South Bend and west to Michigan City. Indiana State Road 2 passes just south of Rolling Prairie, leading southwest to La Porte, the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Rolling Prairie CDP has an area of, of which, or 1.39%, are water.

Education

Rolling Prairie has a public library, a branch of the La Porte County Public Library.

Demographics