Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana
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Pleasant Township is one of twelve townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Steuben County
Steuben County, Indiana
Steuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...

, Indiana
Indiana
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, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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, its population was 13,312.

Geography

Pleasant Township covers an area of 35.2 square miles (91.2 km²); of this, 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²) or 9.08 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Booth Lake, Buck Lake, Center Lake, Cheeseboro Lake, Crockett Lake, Crooked Lake, First Basin, Fox Lake, Johnson Lake, Lake Charles East, Lake James, Little Center Lake, Loon Lake, Lower Basin, Middle Center Lake, Mud Lake, Second Basin, Silver Lake and Third Basin.

Unincorporated towns

  • Crooked Lake
  • Glen Eden

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

Adjacent townships

  • Jamestown Township
    Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana
    Jamestown Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,389.-Geography:Jamestown Township covers an area of ; of this, or 12.73 percent is water...

     (north)
  • Fremont Township
    Fremont Township, Steuben County, Indiana
    Fremont Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,467.-Geography:Fremont Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.88 percent is water...

     (northeast)
  • Scott Township
    Scott Township, Steuben County, Indiana
    Scott Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,123.-Geography:Scott Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.58 percent is water...

     (east)
  • Otsego Township
    Otsego Township, Steuben County, Indiana
    Otsego Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,546.-Geography:Otsego Township covers an area of ; of this, or 4.17 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Ball Lake, Fee Lake, Hamilton Lake, Jackson Lake, Johnson...

     (southeast)
  • Steuben Township
    Steuben Township, Steuben County, Indiana
    Steuben Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,878.-Geography:Steuben Township covers an area of ; of this, or 2.06 percent is water...

     (south)
  • Salem Township
    Salem Township, Steuben County, Indiana
    Salem Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,182.-Geography:Salem Township covers an area of ; of this, or 2.07 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Big Turkey Lake, Black Lake, Henry Lake, Limekiln Lake, Little...

     (southwest)
  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Steuben County, Indiana
    Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,783.-Geography:Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this, or 3.02 percent is water...

     (west)
  • Millgrove Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Circle Hill, Crockett, Old Circle Hill and Sowles.

Major highways

  • Interstate 69
    Interstate 69
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  • U.S. Route 20
    U.S. Route 20
    U.S. Route 20 is an east–west United States highway. As the "0" in its route number implies, US 20 is a coast-to-coast route. Spanning , it is the longest road in the United States, and the route sparsely parallels Interstate 90...

  • Indiana State Road 127
    Indiana State Road 127
    State Road 127 is a short north–south highway in northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana between State Road 120 and U.S. Highway 20 in Angola, Indiana. Its present length was formerly a part of old U.S. Route 27, whose designation was moved to the new Interstate 69 when the freeway was...

  • Indiana State Road 827
    Indiana State Road 827
    State Road 827 is a short southwest-to-northeast highway that lies entirely within Steuben County in the northeast corner of the U.S. State of Indiana.-Route description:State Road 827 begins at State Road 127 within the town of Angola...


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