Official Name: | Pleasant Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Porter |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Km2: | 146.88 |
Area Land Km2: | 146.83 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 56.71 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 56.69 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 4478 |
Population Density Km2: | 30.18 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 203 |
Elevation Ft: | 666 |
Coordinates: | 41.2961°N -86.9944°W |
Area Code: | 219 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-60426[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453748 |
Pleasant Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,432.[4]
Pleasant Township was organized in 1836, and named for the scenic landscapes within its borders.[5]
The Collier Lodge site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
The township's only incorporated community is Kouts.[6]
The township is served by the East Porter County School Corporation. Its high school is Kouts Middle-High School located in Kouts.
Name | Location | Picture | Ref pg[7] | Ref pg[8] |
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Graceland Cemetery | State Route 8, just west of Kouts | pg 54 | back | |
Hopewell Cemetery | South Baums Bridge Road, just before SR 8 | back | ||
St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery | State Route 8, just west of Kouts | |||
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery | State Route 8, just west of Kouts | |||
Spencer Cemetery | South Baums Bridge Road, just before SR 8 | pg 54 | ||