Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

Pleasant Township is one of six townships in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,312 and it contained 528 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.58 sqmi, of which 45.51 sqmi (or 99.85%) is land and 0.07 sqmi (or 0.15%) is water.

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Aaron at 38.88311°N, -85.12579°W
 * Avonburg at 38.88645°N, -85.17218°W
 * Bennington at 38.85895°N, -85.14051°W
 * Moorefield at 38.80562°N, -85.17023°W
 * Pleasant at 38.87089°N, -85.18384°W

Adjacent townships

 * Pike Township, Ohio County (northeast)
 * Cotton Township (east)
 * Jefferson Township (southeast)
 * Craig Township (south)
 * Milton Township, Jefferson County (southwest)
 * Shelby Township, Jefferson County (west)
 * Brown Township, Ripley County (northwest)

Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Bear Creek, Pleasant Grove, Slawson and Union.

School districts

 * Switzerland County School Corporation

Political districts

 * Indiana's 6th congressional district
 * State House District 68
 * State Senate District 45