Pleasant Township, Wabash County, Indiana
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Pleasant Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Wabash County Location in Wabash County |
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Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Wabash |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 54.98 sq mi (142.4 km2) |
• Land | 54.29 sq mi (140.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.69 sq mi (1.8 km2) 1.26% |
Elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,412 |
• Density | 44.4/sq mi (17.1/km2) |
ZIP codes | 46943, 46962, 46974, 46982 |
GNIS feature ID | 0453751 |
Pleasant Township is one of seven townships in Wabash County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,412 and it contained 1,020 housing units.[1]
Contents
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.[1]
Unincorporated towns
- Disko at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Ijamsville at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Laketon at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Newton at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
(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