Pleasant Township, Wabash County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Pleasant Township is one of seven 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 Wabash County
Wabash County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,960 people, 13,215 households, and 9,395 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile . There were 14,034 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile...

, Indiana
Indiana
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, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 2,576.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Pleasant Township covers an area of 55 square miles (142.4 km²); of this, 54.59 square miles (141.4 km²) (99.25 percent) is land and 0.41 square miles (1.1 km²) (0.75 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Disko
    Disko, Indiana
    Disko is an unincorporated town in Pleasant Township, Wabash County, Indiana....

     at 41.0022659°N 85.944436°W
  • Ijamsville
    Ijamsville, Indiana
    Ijamsville is an unincorporated town in Pleasant Township, Wabash County, Indiana....

     at 40.9597664°N 85.8327653°W
  • Laketon
    Laketon, Indiana
    Laketon is an unincorporated town in Pleasant Township, Wabash County, Indiana....

     at 40.974211°N 85.8358211°W
  • Newton at 40.9672665°N 85.8213761°W

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

Adjacent townships

  • Lake Township, Kosciusko County
    Lake Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
    Lake Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,716.-External links:* *...

     (north)
  • Jackson Township, Kosciusko County
    Jackson Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
    Jackson Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,362.-External links:* *...

     (northeast)
  • Chester Township
    Chester Township, Wabash County, Indiana
    Chester Township is one of seven townships in Wabash County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 8,044.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Chester Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Bolivar at * Liberty...

     (east)
  • Paw Paw Township
    Paw Paw Township, Wabash County, Indiana
    Paw Paw Township is one of seven townships in Wabash County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,583.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Paw Paw Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Urbana at Paw Paw...

     (south)
  • Henry Township, Fulton County
    Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana
    Henry Township is one of eight townships in Fulton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,827.-Adjacent townships:* Franklin Township, Kosciusko County * Seward Township, Kosciusko County...

     (west)
  • Perry Township, Miami County
    Perry Township, Miami County, Indiana
    Perry Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 906.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Perry Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Gilead at -Cemeteries:The...

     (west)
  • Seward Township, Kosciusko County
    Seward Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
    Seward Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,462.-External links:* *...

     (northwest)

Lakes

  • Brown Lake
  • Long Lake
  • Lotz Lake
  • Lukens Lake
  • Mc Calley Lake
  • Mud Lake
  • Round Lake

Political districts

  • Indiana's 5th congressional district
    Indiana's 5th congressional district
    Indiana's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana that takes in the eastern and northern suburbs of Indianapolis, including Marion, Carmel, Shelbyville, and Noblesville and parts of Kokomo...

  • State House District 22
  • State Senate District 18

External links

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