Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States
38°56′31″N 86°21′59″W / 38.94194°N 86.36639°W / 38.94194; -86.36639Country United StatesState IndianaCountyLawrenceGovernment
 • TypeIndiana township • TrusteeMichael Nicholson[1]Area
 • Total64.79 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]
 • Total1,704 • 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

  • Bartlettsville at 38°58′13″N 86°26′31″W / 38.970328°N 86.441937°W / 38.970328; -86.441937
  • Heltonville at 38°55′40″N 86°22′32″W / 38.927829°N 86.375546°W / 38.927829; -86.375546
  • Zelma at 38°56′02″N 86°18′07″W / 38.933940°N 86.301932°W / 38.933940; -86.301932

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

  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".

External links

  • Indiana Township Association
  • United Township Association of Indiana
  • City-Data.com page for Pleasant Run Township