Country United States County Henry FIPS code 39-63296 Elevation 220 m Local time Tuesday 5:21 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086295 Area 93.2 km² Population 2,158 (2000) | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind W at 26 km/h, 33% Humidity | ||
Pleasant Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,158 people in the township, 927 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Pleasant Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
Most of the village of Holgate is located in northeastern Pleasant Township, and the village of New Bavaria (the smallest village in Henry County) is located in the center of the township.
Name and history
It is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide.
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.