Plain Township is one of seventeen

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

Kosciusko County, Indiana Kosciusko County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. At the 2020 United States Census, its population was 80,240. The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Warsaw. The county was organized in 1836. It was named for the Polish gen ...

. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,698 and it contained 3,679 housing units.

History

The

Robert Orr Polygonal Barn Robert Orr Polygonal Barn, also known as the Oxenrider Barn, is a historic twelve-sided building located in Plain Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana. The frame barn has two stories and was built between 1909 and 1911. It is topped by a three-p ...

was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1992.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 94.51%) is land and (or 5.49%) is water.

Cities and towns

* Leesburg *

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

(north side)

Unincorporated towns

* Bell Rohr Park at *

Highlands Park Highlands Park Football Club was a South African professional soccer club who played in Modderfontein, Johannesburg. They were founded in 2003 as a phoenix club to the earlier Highlands Park F.C. (1959) and Highlands Park F.C. (1990) The c ...

at * Island Park at * Monoquet at * Osborn Landing at * Oswego at * Stoneburner Landing at * Stony Ridge at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Notable residents

Chris Schenkel Christopher Eugene Schenkel (August 21, 1923 – September 11, 2005) was an American sportscaster. Over the course of five decades he called play-by-play for numerous sports on television and radio, becoming known for his smooth delivery and bar ...

, former Sportscaster for

ABC Sports ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

. Resided in Leesburg.

References

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana Townships in Indiana {{KosciuskoCountyIN-geo-stub