Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

Pleasant Run Township
—  Township  —
Scenery in the township
Location in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°56′31″N 86°21′59″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lawrence
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	64.82 sq mi (167.89 km2)
• Land	64.8 sq mi (167.82 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.04%
Elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,922
• Density	29.7/sq mi (11.5/km2)
ZIP codes	47264, 47421, 47436
GNIS feature ID	0453752

Pleasant Run Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,922. A portion of the Hoosier National Forest is in this township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pleasant Run Township covers an area of 64.82 square miles (167.9 km²); of this, 64.8 square miles (168 km²) (99.96 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (0.04 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Bartlettsville at 38.9703275°N 86.4419369°W / 38.9703275; -86.4419369
• Heltonville at 38.9278285°N 86.3755456°W / 38.9278285; -86.3755456
• Zelma at 38.9339401°N 86.3019322°W / 38.9339401; -86.3019322

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

• U.S. Route 50

Lakes

• Rainbow Lake

School districts

• North Lawrence Community Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 65
• State Senate District 44

References

• "Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453752. Retrieved 2009-10-08. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

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