Pleasant Township, Franklin County, Ohio

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Pleasant Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Township
Pleasant Township Townhall 1.jpg
Pleasant Township Municipal Building
Map of Franklin County, Ohio highlighting Pleasant Township.svg
Location of Pleasant Township in Franklin County
Coordinates: 39°50′46″N83°10′48″W / 39.84611°N 83.18000°W / 39.84611; -83.18000 Coordinates: 39°50′46″N83°10′48″W / 39.84611°N 83.18000°W / 39.84611; -83.18000
Country United States
State Ohio
County Franklin
Area
 • Total43.6 sq mi (112.9 km2)
 • Land43.0 sq mi (111.3 km2)
 • Water0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation
[1]
909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total6,671
 • Density155/sq mi (59.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-63254 [2]
GNIS feature ID1086112 [1]
Website www.pleasanttownship.com

Pleasant Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,671, [3] of whom 6,351 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [4] [5]

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Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Parts of two municipalities are located in Pleasant Township: the city of Columbus, the county seat of Franklin County, in the northeast; and the village of Harrisburg, in the south. The unincorporated communities of Darbydale and Georgesville lie in the township's south and west, respectively.

Name and history

John Galbreath Mound John Galbreath Mound.jpg
John Galbreath Mound

It is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide. [6]

In 1833, a gristmill and a saw mill operated on Little Darby Creek in the northern part of Pleasant Township. [7]

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, [8] 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Pleasant township, Franklin County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Darbydale CDP, Pleasant township, Franklin County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Remainder of Pleasant township, Pleasant township, Franklin County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. ↑ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp.  375 . Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  8. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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