Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

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Pleasant Township
Township
Map highlighting Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Indiana.svg
Location in Switzerland County
Coordinates: 38°51′33″N85°09′12″W / 38.85917°N 85.15333°W / 38.85917; -85.15333
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Switzerland
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
45.58 sq mi (118.1 km2)
 • Land45.51 sq mi (117.9 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)  0.15%
Elevation
869 ft (265 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,312
 • Density28.83/sq mi (11.13/km2)
ZIP codes
47011, 47043, 47224, 47250
GNIS feature ID 453750

Pleasant Township is one of six townships in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,312 and it contained 528 housing units. [1]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,784—
1900 1,762−1.2%
1910 1,568−11.0%
1920 1,474−6.0%
1930 1,284−12.9%
1940 1,183−7.9%
1950 1,046−11.6%
1960 982−6.1%
1970 819−16.6%
1980 1,03926.9%
1990 1,0763.6%
2000 1,26017.1%
2010 1,52120.7%
2020 1,312−13.7%
Source: US Decennial Census [2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.58 square miles (118.1 km2), of which 45.51 square miles (117.9 km2) (or 99.85%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.15%) is water. [3]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bear Creek, Pleasant Grove, Slawson and Union.

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ↑ "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.
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