Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

Pleasant Run Township
Township
Scenery in the township
Scenery in the township
Location in Lawrence County
Location in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°56′31″N 86°21′59″W / 38.94194°N 86.36639°W / 38.94194; -86.36639
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyLawrence
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
 • TrusteeMichael Nicholson[1]
Area
 • Total
64.79 sq mi (167.8 km2)
 • Land64.77 sq mi (167.8 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.03%
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
1,704
 • Density29.1/sq mi (11.2/km2)
ZIP codes
47264, 47421, 47436
GNIS feature ID0453752

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.[3]

History

Pleasant Run Township was established in 1818.[4] It was named after the Pleasant Run creek.[5]

Geography

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.[3]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Lakes

  • Rainbow Lake

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,849—
19002,0048.4%
19101,769−11.7%
19201,720−2.8%
19301,645−4.4%
19401,7667.4%
19501,540−12.8%
19601,5701.9%
19701,6012.0%
19801,579−1.4%
19901,6494.4%
20001,92216.6%
20101,883−2.0%
20201,704−9.5%
[6]

School districts

  • North Lawrence Community Schools

Political districts

References

  • "Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "Lawrence County Indiana - Government - Township Trustees".
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ 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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 58.
  5. ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 55.
  6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".