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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.[1]

Pleasant Township
Township
Location in Switzerland County
Coordinates: 38°51′33″N 85°09′12″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Switzerland
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	45.58 sq mi (118.1 km2)
• Land	45.51 sq mi (117.9 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.15%
Elevation	869 ft (265 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,521
• Density	33.4/sq mi (12.9/km2)
ZIP codes	47011, 47043, 47224, 47250
GNIS feature ID	453750

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.[1]

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

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

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