Pleasant township, Switzerland County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 46.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,260 (all rural)
| Males: 643 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 617 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,260 (1,060 owner occupied, 200 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Pleasant township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 34.0
Median age of females: 34.4
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Average household size: 2.93
| Pleasant township: | 2.9 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.34
| Pleasant township: | $43,485 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $528 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $110,259 (it was $85,200 in 2000)
| : | $110,259 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 27 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 22.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Moorefield Community Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Pleasant township include: Brushy Fork Church (A), Caledonia Church (B), Pleasant Grove Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bear Creek Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (3), Slawson Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Camp Livingston Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: West Fork Indian Creek (A), Uhlman Creek (B), Tumblebug Creek (C), Mosquito Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Pleasant township: Camp Livingston (1). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Pleasant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 796
- Northeast: 50
- Midwest: 180
- South: 149
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $128,100
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 392
- One, attached: 11
- Mobile homes: 91
Median worth of mobile homes: $81,900
Housing units in Pleasant township with a mortgage: 118 (13 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33
- Construction (29%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (18%)
- Health care (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Construction (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
- Carpenters (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Construction laborers (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Personal appearance workers (5%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant township:
- German (36.0%)
- United States or American (34.6%)
- Irish (15.9%)
- English (2.8%)
- French (except Basque) (1.5%)
- Scottish (1.4%)
- British (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 470 (73%)
- Carpooled: 94 (15%)
- Walked: 6 (1%)
- Other means: 15 (2%)
- Worked at home: 57 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
- Wood (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Utility gas (3%)
88.0% of residents of Pleasant township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
11.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,183- In family households: 1,101 (287 male householders, 66 female householders)
305 spouses, 425 children (389 natural, 20 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 82 (44 male householders (44 living alone)), 27 female householders (22 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 178 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 66 1-person, 5 3-persons,
312 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (17 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21
| Here: | 20.0% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
| Here: | 17.5% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |