Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

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Pleasant Run Township
Township
Trees along H'ville-B'ville Road.jpg
Scenery in the township
Map highlighting Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.svg
Location in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°56′31″N86°21′59″W / 38.94194°N 86.36639°W / 38.94194; -86.36639
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Lawrence
Government
 • Type Indiana township
 •  Trustee Michael Nicholson [1]
Area
 • Total64.79 sq mi (167.8 km2)
 • Land64.77 sq mi (167.8 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.03%
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,704
 • Density29.1/sq mi (11.2/km2)
ZIP codes
47264, 47421, 47436
GNIS feature ID0453752

Pleasant Run Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,883 and it contained 862 housing units. [3]

Contents

History

Pleasant Run Township was established in 1818. [4] It was named after the Pleasant Run creek. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 64.79 square miles (167.8 km2), of which 64.77 square miles (167.8 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.03%) is water. [3]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Bailey, Covey, Faubion, Hawkins and Tanksley.

Major highways

Lakes

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,849—
1900 2,0048.4%
1910 1,769−11.7%
1920 1,720−2.8%
1930 1,645−4.4%
1940 1,7667.4%
1950 1,540−12.8%
1960 1,5701.9%
1970 1,6012.0%
1980 1,579−1.4%
1990 1,6494.4%
2000 1,92216.6%
2010 1,883−2.0%
2020 1,704−9.5%
[6]

School districts

Political districts

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References

  1. ↑ "Lawrence County Indiana - Government - Township Trustees".
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp.  58.
  5. ↑ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp.  55.
  6. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
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