Pleasant Township is one of twelve
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Steuben County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,704 and it contained 6,967 housing units.
History
Fox Lake and
Pokagon State Park
Pokagon State Park is an Indiana state park in the northeastern part of the state, near the village of Fremont and north of Angola. It was named for the 19th-century Potawatomi chief, Leopold Pokagon, and his widely known son, Simon Pokagon, a ...
are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 90.90%) is land and (or 9.10%) is water.
Lakes in this township include Booth Lake, Buck Lake, Center Lake, Cheeseboro Lake, Crockett Lake, Crooked Lake, First Basin of
Lake James
Lake James is a large reservoir in the mountains of Western North Carolina which straddles the border between Burke and McDowell Counties. It is named for tobacco tycoon and benefactor of Duke University James Buchanan Duke. The lake, with su ...
(a.k.a. Lower Basin of Lake James), Fox Lake, Johnson Lake, Lake Charles East, Little Center Lake, Loon Lake, Middle Center Lake, Mud Lake, Second Basin of Lake James (a.k.a. Middle Basin of Lake James), and Silver Lake.
Cities and towns
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Angola
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(the county seat)
Unincorporated towns
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Crooked Lake
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Glen Eden
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Jamestown Township (north)
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Fremont Township (northeast)
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Scott Township (east)
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Otsego Township (southeast)
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Steuben Township (south)
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Salem Township (southwest)
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Jackson Township (west)
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Millgrove Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Circle Hill, Crockett, Old Circle Hill and Sowles.
Major highways
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Interstate 69
Interstate 69 (I-69) is an Interstate Highway in the United States currently consisting of 10 unconnected segments with an original continuous segment from Indianapolis, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, at ...
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U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. S ...
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State Road 127
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State Road 827
Education
Pleasant Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County.
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Steuben County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana