Plain Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana

Plain Township
Township
The John Pound Store in Oswego
Coordinates: 41°17′59″N85°49′38″W / 41.29972°N 85.82722°W / 41.29972; -85.82722
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Kosciusko
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.9 sq mi (93 km2)
• Land	33.93 sq mi (87.9 km2)
• Water	1.97 sq mi (5.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	840 ft (256 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	8,819
• Density	226.9/sq mi (87.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	18-60228 [3]
GNIS feature ID	453743

Plain Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,819 (up from 7,698 at 2010 ^[4] ) and it contained 4,129 housing units.

History

The Robert Orr Polygonal Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. ^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km²), of which 33.93 square miles (87.9 km²) (or 94.51%) is land and 1.97 square miles (5.1 km²) (or 5.49%) is water. ^[4]

Cities and towns

• Leesburg
• Warsaw (north side)

Unincorporated towns

• Bell Rohr Park at 41°19′54″N85°46′52″W / 41.3317128°N 85.7811007°W / 41.3317128; -85.7811007
• Monoquet at 41°17′22″N85°51′42″W / 41.2894896°N 85.8616588°W / 41.2894896; -85.8616588
• Osborn Landing at 41°16′52″N85°47′49″W / 41.2811563°N 85.7969341°W / 41.2811563; -85.7969341
• Oswego at 41°19′13″N85°47′14″W / 41.3203237°N 85.7872119°W / 41.3203237; -85.7872119
• Stoneburner Landing at 41°17′06″N85°46′36″W / 41.2850453°N 85.7766558°W / 41.2850453; -85.7766558

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Notable residents

• Chris Schenkel, former Sportscaster for ABC Sports. Resided in Leesburg. ^[6]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Plain Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "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.
5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
6. "Chris Schenkel".