Country United States County Hancock FIPS code 39-63268 Elevation 229 m Population 2,473 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086251 Area 94.5 km² Local time Tuesday 5:21 PM | |
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Pleasant Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,473 people in the township, 797 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Pleasant Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of McComb is located in eastern Pleasant Township.
Name and history
It is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide.
Pleasant Township was organized in 1835.
Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.