New Prairie Township is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 252 at the 2000 census.
New Prairie Township was so named by pioneers who settled upon the prairie.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.8 km²), of which 35.2 square miles (91.1 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²) of it (1.87%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 252 people, 84 households, and 71 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.2 people per square mile (2.8/km²). There were 87 housing units at an average density of 2.5/sq mi (1.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.22% White, 1.19% African American, 1.19% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races.
There were 84 households out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 10.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.24.
Come ride with me cowboys
I'll tell you a story
Out where the whoopin' cranes fly
I'll show you the white bones
Of giants in sandstone
Out where the wind never dies
Come sit by the campfire
I'll sing you a sad song
Of rivers that never return
Play soft on the mouth-harp
Strum slow on the guitar
And leave all the mem'ries to burn
[Chorus]
Roll on, Niobrara
Roll on, Niobrara
Roll on
I'll show you the bright shiny
Ribbon of silver
That flows through the sandhills at dawn
I'll find you the places
Where clear water races
Before all the traces are gone
[Chorus]
Roll on, Niobrara
Roll on, Niobrara
Roll on
So pack up the bedroll
And cinch up the saddle
And head for the red mornin' sky
We'll sing one more song for
The wild Niobrara
Out where the wind never dies
[Chorus]
Roll on, Niobrara
Roll on, Niobrara