Mount Pleasant Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. According to the 2010 census, its population was 14,102 and it contained 6,157 housing units.[3] The school system is Yorktown Community Schools in Yorktown.

Mount Pleasant Township
Township
Location of Mount Pleasant Township in Delaware County
Coordinates: 40°11′12″N 85°30′20″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Delaware
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	33.94 sq mi (87.9 km2)
• Land	33.7 sq mi (87 km2)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation [1]	912 ft (278 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	14,102
• Density	418.5/sq mi (161.6/km2)
FIPS code	18-51552[2]
GNIS feature ID	453657

History

The Martin Hofherr Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.94 square miles (87.9 km²), of which 33.7 square miles (87 km²) (or 99.29%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km²) (or 0.71%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns

• Muncie (west edge)
• Yorktown

Unincorporated towns

• Cammack
• Reed Station
• West Muncie (Historical)

Adjacent townships

• Harrison Township (north)
• Center Township (east)
• Monroe Township (southeast)
• Salem Township (south)
• Richland Township, Madison County (west)
• Monroe Township, Madison County (northwest)

Major highways

• Interstate 69
• State Road 32
• State Road 332

Cemeteries

• * Yorktown Cemetery, 2367-2399 S Elm St, Yorktown, IN 47396; Downtown Yorktown. Oldest stone 1830. Oldest portion about 1 1/2 acres. Latitude: 40.1725 Longitude: 85.4914
• * Hawk Cemetery, 10501 W Division Rd, Yorktown, IN 47396; Large cemetery. Founded circa 1835. Oldest part over 2 acres. Latitude: 40.1936, Longitude: 85.5108
• Jones/Pleasant Run Cemetery 820 W, Reed Station, IN; Take 332 to 820 W. Go north. Cemetery is on the south side of the curve. 10 acres, older section less than an acre. Large cemetery. Oldest marker 1831. Latitude: 40.2178, Longitude: 85.5461
• * McKinley Cemetery, Cheyenne Cul-De-Sac, Yorktown, IN 47396; More than 30 stones. Founded circa 1832. Relatives of President William McKinley and Benjamin Harrison buried here. Latitude: 40.1989, Longitude: 85.4706
• * Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, 2900-4198 S Highbanks Rd, Daleville, IN 47334; Large cemetery in Mt. Pleasant Township. Earliest monument 1840. Oldest section under one acre. Latitude: 40.1567, Longitude: 85.5508 PDF with more information
• * Stewart Cemetery, west edge of Yorktown; south bank of the White River; exact location unknown within Sections 21 and 22; no roads to cemetery.
• * Van Matre Cemetery, 700 W just north of the White River, Yorktown, IN, Section 20. Two markers 1880. Latitude: 40.1696, Longitude: 85.5191

References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana