Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

Pleasant Township
Township
Location in Switzerland County
Coordinates: 38°51′33″N85°09′12″W / 38.85917°N 85.15333°W / 38.85917; -85.15333
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Switzerland
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	45.58 sq mi (118.1 km2)
• Land	45.51 sq mi (117.9 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.15%
Elevation	869 ft (265 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,312
• Density	29/sq mi (11/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]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	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	1,039		26.9%
1990	1,076		3.6%
2000	1,260		17.1%
2010	1,521		20.7%
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

• Aaron at 38°52′59″N85°07′33″W / 38.883115°N 85.125787°W / 38.883115; -85.125787
• Bennington at 38°51′32″N85°08′26″W / 38.858948°N 85.140509°W / 38.858948; -85.140509
• Moorefield at 38°48′20″N85°10′13″W / 38.805616°N 85.170231°W / 38.805616; -85.170231
• Pleasant at 38°52′15″N85°11′02″W / 38.870892°N 85.183844°W / 38.870892; -85.183844

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

Adjacent townships

• Pike Township, Ohio County (northeast)
• Cotton Township (east)
• Jefferson Township (southeast)
• Craig Township (south)
• Milton Township, Jefferson County (southwest)
• Shelby Township, Jefferson County (west)
• Brown Township, Ripley County (northwest)

Cemeteries

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

School districts

• Switzerland County School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 68
• State Senate District 45

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

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.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana