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Pleasant Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 744 and it contained 387 housing units.[2]

Pleasant Township
Township
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°19′07″N 90°16′29″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Area
• Total	37.2 sq mi (96 km2)
• Land	37.19 sq mi (96.3 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.05%
Elevation	541 ft (165 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	707
• Density	20/sq mi (8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61441, 61501, 61542
FIPS code	17-057-60430

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96 km²), of which 37.19 square miles (96.3 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.05%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Ipava

Unincorporated towns

• Howard

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Danner, Howard, Ipava, Lacey, Montgomery, Old Ipava and Smith.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 24
• U.S. Route 136

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	707	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Astoria Community Unit School District 1
• V I T Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

• Illinois's 17th congressional district
• State House District 94
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Pleasant Township, Fulton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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