Pleasant Township, Seneca County, Ohio

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Pleasant Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Abbots Island in Pleasant Township.jpg
Aerial view of the Sandusky River in Pleasant Township
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Location of Pleasant Township in Seneca County
Coordinates: 41°13′6″N83°8′14″W / 41.21833°N 83.13722°W / 41.21833; -83.13722
Country United States
State Ohio
County Seneca
Area
  Total36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2)
  Land35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2)
  Water0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
702 ft (214 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total1,477
  Density41.5/sq mi (16.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-63394 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086951 [1]

Pleasant Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,477 people in the township.

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Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Pleasant Township, although it contains the unincorporated communities of Fort Seneca and Old Fort in the northern part of the township.

Name and history

Pleasant Township was organized in 1831. [4]

It is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide. [5]

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, [6] 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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Pleasant township, Seneca County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. Butterfield, Consul Willshire (1848). History of Seneca County: Containing a Detailed Narrative of the Principal Events that Have Occurred Since Its First Settlement Down to the Present Time. D. Campbell. pp.  121.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.