Pleasant Township, Allen County, Indiana

Pleasant Township
Township
Location in Allen County, Indiana
Coordinates: 40°57′35″N 85°10′07″W / 40.95972°N 85.16861°WCoordinates: 40°57′35″N 85°10′07″W / 40.95972°N 85.16861°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Allen
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.11 sq mi (90.94 km^2)
• Land	35.11 sq mi (90.94 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation	787 ft (240 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,312
• Density	94/sq mi (36.4/km^2)
ZIP codes	46777, 46798, 46809, 46816, 46819
GNIS feature ID	0453744

Pleasant Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,312.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pleasant Township covers an area of 35.11 square miles (90.9 km²), all land.

Cities, towns, villages

• Fort Wayne (south edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Yoder at 40°55′52″N 85°10′36″W / 40.931159°N 85.176637°W

Adjacent townships

• Wayne Township (north)
• Adams Township (northeast)
• Marion Township (east)
• Jefferson Township, Wells County (south)
• Union Township, Wells County (southwest)
• Lafayette Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Brenton Chapel Cemetery.

Major highways

• I-469 (Ronald Reagan Expressway)
• US 24
• US 33
• SR 1

Airports and landing strips

• Fort Wayne International Airport

School districts

• Fort Wayne Community Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 3rd congressional district
• Indiana's 3rd congressional district
• State House District 79
• State House District 82
• State Senate District 16
• State Senate District 19

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pleasant township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 26, 2013.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana