Pleasant Township, Wabash County, Indiana

Pleasant Township
Township
Location in Wabash County
Coordinates: 40°59′41″N 85°51′46″W / 40.99472°N 85.86278°W / 40.99472; -85.86278Coordinates: 40°59′41″N 85°51′46″W / 40.99472°N 85.86278°W / 40.99472; -85.86278
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	453751

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]

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 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

1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Wabash County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Wabash

City	Wabash

Towns	La Fontaine Lagro North Manchester Roann

Townships	Chester Lagro Liberty Noble Paw Paw Pleasant Waltz

CDPs	Laketon Somerset

Other unincorporated communities	America Bolivar College Corner Disko‡ Ijamsville Liberty Mills Lincolnville Mount Vernon Newton Pioneer Richvalley Servia South Haven Speicherville Stockdale‡ Sunnymede Treaty Urbana Valley Brook

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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