Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Indiana

Pleasant Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°35′04″N 86°05′13″W / 39.58444°N 86.08694°W / 39.58444; -86.08694Coordinates: 39°35′04″N 86°05′13″W / 39.58444°N 86.08694°W / 39.58444; -86.08694
Country United States
State Indiana
County Johnson
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total 35.29 sq mi (91.4 km2)
  Land 35.27 sq mi (91.3 km2)
  Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation[1] 820 ft (250 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 52,957
  Density 1,501.4/sq mi (579.7/km2)
FIPS code 18-60390[2]
GNIS feature ID 453746

Pleasant Township is one of nine townships in Johnson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 52,957 and it contained 22,355 housing units.[3]

Pleasant Township was organized in 1829.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.29 square miles (91.4 km2), of which 35.27 square miles (91.3 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[3]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. Banta, David Demaree (1881). A Historical Sketch of Johnson County, Indiana. J.H. Beers & Company. p. 73.

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