| Official Name: | Prairie Home Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cooper |
| Area Total Km2: | 85.46 |
| Area Land Km2: | 85.39 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 33 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 32.97 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.08 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 554 |
| Population Density Km2: | 6.5 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 16.8 |
| Elevation M: | 259 |
| Elevation Ft: | 850 |
| Coordinates: | 38.8281°N -92.5917°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 65068, 65233, 65287 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0766537 |
Prairie Home Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 554.[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Prairie Home Township covers an area of 33 square miles (85.46 square kilometers); of this, 32.97 square miles (85.39 square kilometers, 99.92 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.07 square kilometers, 0.08 percent) is water.
The township contains these five cemeteries: Ellis, Harris, New Salem, Providence and Robison.