Pleasant Township is one of twelve

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 ...

Porter County, Indiana Porter County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 173,215, making it the 10th most populous county in Indiana. The county seat is Valparaiso. The county is part of Northwest Indiana, as well as the Chicago m ...

. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,432.

History

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

Collier Lodge site The Collier Lodge site, located in Porter County, Indiana, is one of the few places the Kankakee Marsh could be easily crossed.National Register of Historic Places Registration Form; Mark R. Schurr and Deborah L. Rotman; University of Notre Dame ...

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 2009.

Cities and towns

The township's only incorporated community is Kouts.Porter County, Indiana Sesquicentennial, 150, 1836-1986

Education

The township is served by the

East Porter County School Corporation The East Porter County School Corporation is the school system that serves Pleasant Township, Morgan Township, and Washington Township, located in Northwest Indiana Northwest Indiana, nicknamed The Region after the Calumet Region, compri ...

. Its high school is

Kouts Middle-High School Kouts School is a public K-12 school located in Kouts, Indiana. See also * List of high schools in Indiana This is a list of high schools in the U.S. state of Indiana. A Adams County Allen County B Bartholomew County Benton Coun ...

located in Kouts.

Cemeteries

References

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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