Pleasant Township, Wabash County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
40°59′41″N 85°51′46″W / 40.99472°N 85.86278°W / 40.99472; -85.86278 (2020)[1]
46943, 46962, 46974, 46982
Pleasant Township is one of seven townships in Wabash County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,388 (down from 2,412 at 2010[2]) and it contained 1,000 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 54.98 square miles (142.4 km2), of which 54.29 square miles (140.6 km2) (or 98.74%) is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2) (or 1.26%) is water.[2]
Unincorporated towns
- Disko at 41°00′08″N 85°56′40″W / 41.002266°N 85.944436°W / 41.002266; -85.944436
- Ijamsville at 40°57′35″N 85°49′58″W / 40.959766°N 85.832765°W / 40.959766; -85.832765
- Laketon at 40°58′27″N 85°50′09″W / 40.974211°N 85.835821°W / 40.974211; -85.835821
- Newton at 40°58′02″N 85°49′17″W / 40.967267°N 85.821376°W / 40.967267; -85.821376
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Lake Township, Kosciusko County (north)
- Jackson Township, Kosciusko County (northeast)
- Chester Township (east)
- Paw Paw Township (south)
- Henry Township, Fulton County (west)
- Perry Township, Miami County (west)
- Seward Township, Kosciusko County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Laketon, Pleasant Hill and Shiloh.
Lakes
- Brown Lake
- Long Lake
- Lotz Lake
- Lukens Lake
- Mc Calley Lake
- Mud Lake
- Round Lake
School districts
- Manchester Community Schools
Political districts
- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 22
- State Senate District 18
References
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Pleasant Township, Wabash County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "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