Pleasant Run Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,883 and it contained 862 housing units.[2]
Pleasant Run Township | |
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Township | |
Scenery in the township | |
Location in Lawrence County | |
| Coordinates: 38°56′31″N 86°21′59″W | |
| Country | |
| State | |
| County | Lawrence |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| • Trustee | Michael Nicholson[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.79 sq mi (167.8 km2) |
| • Land | 64.77 sq mi (167.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.03% |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,883 |
| • Density | 29.1/sq mi (11.2/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47264, 47421, 47436 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453752 |
Pleasant Run Township was established in 1818.[3] It was named after the Pleasant Run creek.[4]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 64.79 square miles (167.8 km2), of which 64.77 square miles (167.8 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]
The township contains these five cemeteries: Bailey, Covey, Faubion, Hawkins and Tanksley.
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 1,849 | — | |
| 1900 | 2,004 | 8.4% | |
| 1910 | 1,769 | −11.7% | |
| 1920 | 1,720 | −2.8% | |
| 1930 | 1,645 | −4.4% | |
| 1940 | 1,766 | 7.4% | |
| 1950 | 1,540 | −12.8% | |
| 1960 | 1,570 | 1.9% | |
| 1970 | 1,601 | 2.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,579 | −1.4% | |
| 1990 | 1,649 | 4.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,922 | 16.6% | |
| 2010 | 1,883 | −2.0% | |
| 2020 | 1,704 | −9.5% | |
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