Pleasant Township | |
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![]() Location in Switzerland County | |
Coordinates: 38°51′33″N 85°09′12″W / 38.85917°N 85.15333°W | |
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State | ![]() |
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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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] |
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]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these four cemeteries: Bear Creek, Pleasant Grove, Slawson and Union.