Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana

Pleasant Township
Township
Location in Steuben County
Coordinates: 41°39′28″N 85°01′35″W / 41.65778°N 85.02639°W / 41.65778; -85.02639Coordinates: 41°39′28″N 85°01′35″W / 41.65778°N 85.02639°W / 41.65778; -85.02639
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Steuben
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.29 sq mi (91.4 km²)
• Land	32.08 sq mi (83.1 km²)
• Water	3.21 sq mi (8.3 km²) 9.10%
Elevation	1,030 ft (314 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	13,704
• Density	427.2/sq mi (164.9/km²)
GNIS feature ID	453749

Pleasant Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,704 and it contained 6,967 housing units.^[1]

History

Fox Lake and Pokagon State Park are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.29 square miles (91.4 km²), of which 32.08 square miles (83.1 km²) (or 90.90%) is land and 3.21 square miles (8.3 km²) (or 9.10%) is water.^[1] Lakes in this township include Booth Lake, Buck Lake, Center Lake, Cheeseboro Lake, Crockett Lake, Crooked Lake, First Basin of Lake James (a.k.a. Lower Basin of Lake James), Fox Lake, Johnson Lake, Lake Charles East, Little Center Lake, Loon Lake, Middle Center Lake, Mud Lake, Second Basin of Lake James (a.k.a. Middle Basin of Lake James), and Silver Lake.

Cities and towns

Angola (the county seat)

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Jamestown Township (north)
Fremont Township (northeast)
Scott Township (east)
Otsego Township (southeast)
Steuben Township (south)
Salem Township (southwest)
Jackson Township (west)
Millgrove Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Circle Hill, Crockett, Old Circle Hill and Sowles.

Major highways

References

1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Steuben County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Angola

City	Angola

Towns	Ashley‡ Clear Lake Fremont Hamilton‡ Hudson Orland

Townships	Clear Lake Fremont Jackson Jamestown Millgrove Otsego Pleasant Richland Salem Scott Steuben York

Unincorporated communities	Alvarado Berlien Circle Park Clarks Landing Cold Springs Courtney Corner Crooked Lake Ellis Flint Forest Park Fountain Park Glen Eden Helmer Indian Hills Inverness Island Park Jamestown Lake James Lakeside Park‡ Meadow Shores Park‡ Metz Moonlight Nevada Mills Oakwood Otsego Center Page Panama Penn Park Pleasant Lake Ravinia Oaks Ray Russels Point Salem Center Steubenville Turkey Creek Westview Wildwood York

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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