Pleasant Township, Porter County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Pleasant Township

Township

Corn and soybeans dominate Pleasant Township

Coordinates: 41°17′46″N 86°59′40″W﻿ / ﻿41.29611°N 86.99444°W﻿ / 41.29611; -86.99444
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Porter
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 56.71 sq mi (146.88 km2)
• Land| 56.69 sq mi (146.83 km2)
• Water| 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation

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| 666 ft (203 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 4,478
• Density| 78.2/sq mi (30.18/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 219
FIPS code| 18-60426[3]
GNIS feature ID| 453748

Pleasant Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,432.[4]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 984| | —
1900| 1,209| | 22.9%
1910| 1,424| | 17.8%
1920| 1,563| | 9.8%
1930| 1,497| | −4.2%
1940| 1,685| | 12.6%
1950| 1,640| | −2.7%
1960| 2,031| | 23.8%
1970| 2,462| | 21.2%
1980| 3,172| | 28.8%
1990| 3,266| | 3.0%
2000| 3,759| | 15.1%
2010| 4,432| | 17.9%
2020| 4,478| | 1.0%
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## History

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Pleasant Township was organized in 1836, and named for the scenic landscapes within its borders.[6]

The Collier Lodge site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[7]

## Cities and towns

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The township's only incorporated community is Kouts.[8]

## Education

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The township is served by the East Porter County School Corporation. Its high school is Kouts Middle-High School located in Kouts.

## Cemeteries

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Name  | Location  | Picture  | Ref pg[9] | Ref pg[10]

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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  |

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Pleasant Township, Porter County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Pleasant township, Porter County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
5. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana". www.stats.indiana.edu. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
6. ^ History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. pp. 161–162.161-162&rft.pub=Lewis+Publishing+Company&rft.date=1912&rft_id=https://archive.org/stream/historyofporterc01lewi#page/320/mode/2up&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Pleasant+Township,+Porter+County,+Indiana" class="Z3988">
7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
8. ^ Porter County, Indiana Sesquicentennial, 150, 1836-1986
9. ^ Soil Survey of Porter County, Indiana; USDA, Soil Conservation Service, Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, Indiana Department of natural Resources, Soil and Water Conservation Committee; February 1981
10. ^ Rand MacNally, Porter County, Indiana, 2001

Reeves ditch draining much of Pleasant Township

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Porter County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Valparaiso

Cities|

* Portage
* Valparaiso

Map of Indiana highlighting Porter County

Towns|

* Beverly Shores
* Burns Harbor
* Chesterton
* Dune Acres
* Hebron
* Kouts
* Ogden Dunes
* Porter
* Town of Pines

Townships|

* Boone
* Center
* Jackson
* Liberty
* Morgan
* Pine
* Pleasant
* Portage
* Porter
* Union
* Washington
* Westchester

CDPs|

* Aberdeen
* Boone Grove
* Lake Eliza
* Lakes of the Four Seasons‡
* Malden
* Salt Creek Commons
* Shorewood Forest
* South Haven
* Wheeler

Other
communities|

* Beatrice
* Burdick
* Clanricarde
* Coburg
* Crocker
* Furnessville
* Hillcrest
* Hurlburt
* Porter Crossroads
* Sedley
* Suman
* Tassinong
* Woodville

Ghost towns|

* Baillytown
* City West
* New City West/Tremont

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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