Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio
Pleasant Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,147.[3]
Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio | |
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Fields on State Route 47 east of Logansville | |
Location of Pleasant Township in Ohio | |
Location of Pleasant Township in Logan County | |
Coordinates: 40°20′27″N 83°55′59″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Logan |
Area | |
• Total | 24.2 sq mi (62.7 km2) |
• Land | 24.2 sq mi (62.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,020 ft (310 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,147 |
• Density | 47/sq mi (18.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 937, 326 |
FIPS code | 39-63324[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086491[2] |
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Bloomfield Township - north
- Washington Township - northeast
- Harrison Township - east
- Union Township - southeast
- Miami Township - south
- Salem Township, Shelby County - west
Part of the village of DeGraff is located in southern Pleasant Township, and the unincorporated community of Logansville is located in the township's center.
Name and history
Pleasant Township was organized in 1841.[5] It is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide.[6]
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.
In the elections of November 2007, Stephen Sanders[7] and Joan Downing[8] were elected without opposition to the positions of township trustee and township fiscal officer respectively.
Transportation
Important highways in Pleasant Township are State Routes 47 and 235.
References
- "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Pleasant township, Logan County, Ohio". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p. 247.
- "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- Examiner Staff, The. "Township Trustees: Township trustee results", Bellefontaine Examiner, 2007-11-07, p. 2.
- Examiner Staff, The. "Township Trustees: Township fiscal officer", Bellefontaine Examiner, 2007-11-07, p. 2.