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Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Switzerland

Elevation
  
265 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 5:23 PM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
453750

Area
  
118 km²

Population
  
1,521 (2010)

Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

ZIP codes
  
47011, 47043, 47224, 47250

Weather
  
16°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 48% Humidity

Pleasant Township is one of six townships in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,521 and it contained 610 housing units.

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Map of Pleasant Township, IN, USA

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.

Unincorporated towns

  • Aaron at 38.883115°N 85.125787°W / 38.883115; -85.125787
  • Avonburg at 38.886448°N 85.172177°W / 38.886448; -85.172177
  • Bennington at 38.858948°N 85.140509°W / 38.858948; -85.140509
  • Moorefield at 38.805616°N 85.170231°W / 38.805616; -85.170231
  • Pleasant at 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

    Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Indiana Wikipedia