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

Rolling Prairie CDP overview:
Name:	Rolling Prairie CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Indiana
County:	LaPorte County
Elevation:	830 ft (250 m)
Total Area:	1.07 sq mi (2.77 km²)
Land Area:	1.06 sq mi (2.74 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km²)
Total Population:	562
Population Density:	532.20/sq mi (205.48/km²)
ZIP code:	46371
FIPS code:	1865736
GNISfeature ID:	442265

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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.

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Geography

Rolling Prairie is located in northeastern LaPorte County at 41°40′15″N 86°36′57″W / 41.67083°N 86.61583°W / 41.67083; -86.61583, in the northeast part of Kankakee Township. U.S. Route 20 passes through the southern side of the community, leading east 19 miles (31 km) to South Bend and west 15 miles (24 km) to Michigan City. Indiana State Road 2 passes just south of Rolling Prairie, leading southwest 7 miles (11 km) to La Porte, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Rolling Prairie CDP has an area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km), or 1.39%, are water.