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: | Steuben |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.29 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 32.08 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.21 |
Area Water Percent: | 9.10 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 14424 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 427.2 |
Elevation M: | 314 |
Elevation Ft: | 1030 |
Coordinates: | 41.6578°N -85.0264°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453749 |
Pleasant Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,424, up from 13,704 at the 2010 census,[2] and it contained 6,970 housing units.
Fox Lake and Pokagon State Park are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 90.90%) is land and (or 9.10%) is water. 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.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains four cemeteries: Circle Hill, Crockett, Old Circle Hill and Sowles.
Pleasant Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County.[3]