Plain Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°17′59″N 85°49′38″W / 41.29972°N 85.82722°W / 41.29972; -85.82722CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyKosciuskoGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.9 sq mi (93 km²) • Land33.93 sq mi (87.9 km²) • Water1.97 sq mi (5.1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

840 ft (256 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total8,819 • Density226.9/sq mi (87.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code18-60228^[3]GNIS feature ID453743

Plain Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,819 (up from 7,698 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 4,129 housing units.

History

The Robert Orr Polygonal Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km²), of which 33.93 square miles (87.9 km²) (or 94.51%) is land and 1.97 square miles (5.1 km²) (or 5.49%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

Leesburg
Warsaw (north side)

Unincorporated towns

Bell Rohr Park at 41°19′54″N 85°46′52″W / 41.3317128°N 85.7811007°W / 41.3317128; -85.7811007
Highlands Park at 41°16′24″N 85°47′09″W / 41.2733784°N 85.7858226°W / 41.2733784; -85.7858226
Island Park at 41°17′13″N 85°48′01″W / 41.2869897°N 85.8002677°W / 41.2869897; -85.8002677
Monoquet at 41°17′22″N 85°51′42″W / 41.2894896°N 85.8616588°W / 41.2894896; -85.8616588
Osborn Landing at 41°16′52″N 85°47′49″W / 41.2811563°N 85.7969341°W / 41.2811563; -85.7969341
Oswego at 41°19′13″N 85°47′14″W / 41.3203237°N 85.7872119°W / 41.3203237; -85.7872119
Stoneburner Landing at 41°17′06″N 85°46′36″W / 41.2850453°N 85.7766558°W / 41.2850453; -85.7766558
Stony Ridge at 41°19′38″N 85°46′37″W / 41.3272683°N 85.7769338°W / 41.3272683; -85.7769338

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Notable residents

Chris Schenkel, former Sportscaster for ABC Sports. Resided in Leesburg.^[6]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Plain Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Chris Schenkel".