Pleasant Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°34′53″N 86°38′35″W / 41.58139°N 86.64306°W / 41.58139; -86.64306CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyLaPorteGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total24.75 sq mi (64.1 km²) • Land24.69 sq mi (63.9 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

768 ft (234 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total3,502 • Density136.9/sq mi (52.9/km²)FIPS code18-60408^[3]GNIS feature ID453747

Pleasant Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,502 (up from 3,380 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 1,446 housing units.

History

Pleasant Township was established in 1834, and named from its scenic landscapes.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.75 square miles (64.1 km²), of which 24.69 square miles (63.9 km²) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.20%) is water.^[4]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Pleasant Township, LaPorte County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. pp. 825.