Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Pleasant Run Township

Township

Scenery in the township

Location in Lawrence County

Coordinates: 38°56′31″N 86°21′59″W﻿ / ﻿38.94194°N 86.36639°W﻿ / 38.94194; -86.36639Coordinates: 38°56′31″N 86°21′59″W﻿ / ﻿38.94194°N 86.36639°W﻿ / 38.94194; -86.36639
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Lawrence
Government

• Type| Indiana township
• Trustee| Michael Nicholson[1]
Area

• Total| 64.79 sq mi (167.8 km2)
• Land| 64.77 sq mi (167.8 km2)
• Water| 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.03%
Elevation

| 738 ft (225 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total| 1,883
• Density| 29.1/sq mi (11.2/km2)
ZIP codes|

47264, 47421, 47436

GNIS feature ID| 0453752

Pleasant Run Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,883 and it contained 862 housing units.[2]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Geography
* 2.1 Unincorporated towns
* 2.2 Cemeteries
* 2.3 Major highways
* 2.4 Lakes
* 3 Demographics
* 4 School districts
* 5 Political districts
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History

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Pleasant Run Township was established in 1818.[3] It was named after the Pleasant Run creek.[4]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 64.79 square miles (167.8 km2), of which 64.77 square miles (167.8 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Bartlettsville at 38°58′13″N 86°26′31″W﻿ / ﻿38.970328°N 86.441937°W﻿ / 38.970328; -86.441937
* Heltonville at 38°55′40″N 86°22′32″W﻿ / ﻿38.927829°N 86.375546°W﻿ / 38.927829; -86.375546
* Zelma at 38°56′02″N 86°18′07″W﻿ / ﻿38.933940°N 86.301932°W﻿ / 38.933940; -86.301932

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these five cemeteries: Bailey, Covey, Faubion, Hawkins and Tanksley.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 50

### Lakes

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* Rainbow Lake

## Demographics

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Historical population

Census | Pop. |  | %±
1890| 1,849| | —
1900| 2,004| | 8.4%
1910| 1,769| | −11.7%
1920| 1,720| | −2.8%
1930| 1,645| | −4.4%
1940| 1,766| | 7.4%
1950| 1,540| | −12.8%
1960| 1,570| | 1.9%
1970| 1,601| | 2.0%
1980| 1,579| | −1.4%
1990| 1,649| | 4.4%
2000| 1,922| | 16.6%
2010| 1,883| | −2.0%
2020| 1,704| | −9.5%
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## School districts

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* North Lawrence Community Schools

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 9th congressional district
* State House District 65
* State Senate District 44

## References

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* "Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "Lawrence County Indiana - Government - Township Trustees".
2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
3. ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 58.
4. ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 55.
5. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana
* City-Data.com page for Pleasant Run Township

Places adjacent to Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

| Clear Creek Township, Monroe County | Polk Township, Monroe County | Salt Creek Township, Jackson County

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Marshall Township |

Pleasant Run Township

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Shawswick Township | Guthrie Township |

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Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Bedford

Cities|

* Bedford
* Mitchell

Map of Indiana highlighting Lawrence County

Town|

* Oolitic

Townships|

* Bono
* Guthrie
* Indian Creek
* Marion
* Marshall
* Perry
* Pleasant Run
* Shawswick
* Spice Valley

CDPs|

* Avoca
* Williams

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bartlettsville
* Bono
* Bryantsville
* Buddha
* Coveyville
* Coxton
* East Oolitic
* Erie
* Eureka
* Fayetteville
* Fort Ritner
* Georgia
* Guthrie
* Hartleyville
* Heltonville
* Huron
* Judah
* Lawrenceport
* Leesville
* Logan
* Moorestown
* Murdock
* Needmore
* Patton Hill
* Peerless
* Pinhook
* Popcorn
* Rabbitville
* Red Hill
* Redding
* Rivervale
* Shawswick
* Silverville
* Spring Mill Village
* Springville
* Stemm
* Stonington
* Tarry Park
* Tunnelton
* Yockey
* Zelma

Former
communities|

* Dark Hollow
* Dixonville
* Palestine

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