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A town of 14,561.
Pleasant Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $233K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the Angola area’s $75K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 216th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 36% of working residents work locally in Pleasant Township, against 11% in Indiana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Pleasant Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Fox Lake (Boundary Increase) and Pryor's Country Place (Additional Documentation). Among 593 Indiana towns, just 8 have a lower July high than Pleasant Township.
Where Pleasant Township beats most towns.
Fox Lake (Boundary Increase)Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Pleasant Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers and 4 maps from 1941 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Pleasant Township.
Pleasant Township looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and has commutes shorter than most of Indiana.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Pleasant Township since 1998.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the MSD Steuben County school district. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Angola High School, with 714 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 543 | B− |
| Angola High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 714 | A− |
| Ryan Park Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 384 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Pleasant Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The January low in Pleasant Township is 17°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 6,270 working residents takes 18.1 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
About one in 3 of Pleasant Township’s working residents works in town. Pleasant Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. Jobs based in Pleasant Township grew to 8,874 in 2023, 877 more than in 2013.
| Pleasant Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 5.7% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.2 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Pokagon State Park, at 24 acres.
| Pleasant Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pokagon State Park | 0.3 mi | 24 |
| 2. Angola Commons Park | 0.1 mi | 21 |
| 3. Firemans Park | 0.1 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (23% statewide). 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana. 21% of residents are under 18 in Pleasant Township.
| Pleasant Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 38 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 22% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.8 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.6, men 33.3.
| Pleasant Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 15.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.8% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.7% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.1% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.1% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Within Indiana it is healthier than 70% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Pleasant Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 34% of Pleasant Township adults have obesity.
| Pleasant Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pleasant Township. Close and well known come first.
21 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
39 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
28 mi GardenSlayton Arboretum
29 mi MuseumE.O. Grosvenor House39 mi Stadium & arenaNorth Side High School GymAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Slayton Arboretum: Brother Atticus, CC0 · E.O. Grosvenor House: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Township
About 13 of every 100 Pleasant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Pleasant Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,424, up from 13,704 at the 2010 census, and it contained 6,970 housing units.
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4 towns share a border with Pleasant Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | #216 | B+ | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Jamestown Township | #215 | B+ | A | — | B | C+ |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A− | — | B | B− |
| Steuben Township | #183 | A− | A+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Scott Township | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | B− |
Jackson Township and Scott Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pleasant Township, Jamestown Township, Jackson Township, Steuben Township and Scott Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pleasant Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Pleasant Township grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #216 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
