Pleasant Township, Grant County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Pleasant Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Pleasant Township in Grant County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Grant
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 91.02
area_land_km2 = 90.31
area_water_km2 = 0.71
area_total_sq_mi = 35.14
area_land_sq_mi = 34.87
area_water_sq_mi = 0.27
area_water_percent = 0.78

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 6941
population_density_km2 = 76.9
population_density_sq_mi = 199.1

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elevation_m = 252
elevation_ft = 827
latd = 40
latm = 36
lats = 42
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 44
longs = 00
longEW = W

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Pleasant Township' is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,941.

Geography

Pleasant Township covers an area of 35.14 square miles (91.02 square kilometers); of this, 0.27 square miles (0.71 square kilometers) or 0.78 percent is water. The stream of Jocinah Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

* Marion (northwest edge)
* Sweetser (northeast three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

* Liberty Township, Wabash County (north)
* Washington Township (east)
* Center Township (southeast)
* Franklin Township (south)
* Sims Township (southwest)
* Richland Township (west)
* Waltz Township, Wabash County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Maple Grove and Meshingomesia.

Major highways

* Indiana State Road 15
* Indiana State Road 18
* Indiana State Road 37

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Grant.htm Indiana Township Association page for Grant County]