Country United States County Putnam FIPS code 39-63380 Elevation 231 m Local time Tuesday 5:23 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086867 Area 94.5 km² Population 3,955 (2000) | |
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Pleasant Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,955 people in the township, 1,755 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Pleasant Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Columbus Grove is located in southern Pleasant Township.
Name and history
Pleasant Township was organized in 1834. 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.