Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°51′33″N 85°09′12″W / 38.85917°N 85.15333°W / 38.85917; -85.15333Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountySwitzerlandGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total45.58 sq mi (118.1 km²) • Land45.51 sq mi (117.9 km²) • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.15%Elevation

869 ft (265 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,312 • Density29/sq mi (11/km²)ZIP codes

47011, 47043, 47224, 47250

GNIS feature ID453750

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.	%±
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″N 85°07′33″W / 38.883115°N 85.125787°W / 38.883115; -85.125787
Avonburg at 38°53′11″N 85°10′20″W / 38.886448°N 85.172177°W / 38.886448; -85.172177
Bennington at 38°51′32″N 85°08′26″W / 38.858948°N 85.140509°W / 38.858948; -85.140509
Moorefield at 38°48′20″N 85°10′13″W / 38.805616°N 85.170231°W / 38.805616; -85.170231
Pleasant at 38°52′15″N 85°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

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.