Pleasant Township, Franklin County, Ohio
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| Pleasant Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Franklin |
| Area | |
| - Total | 43.7 sq mi (113.1 km²) |
| - Land | 43.4 sq mi (112.5 km²) |
| - Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 7,030 |
| - Density | 161.8/sq mi (62.5/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-63254[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086112[1] |
Pleasant Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,030 people in the township, 6,704 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Prairie Township - north
- Jackson Township - east
- Scioto Township, Pickaway County - southeast
- Darby Township, Pickaway County - south
- Fairfield Township, Madison County - west
- Jefferson Township, Madison County - northwest
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.
[edit] Name and history
It is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide.
[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Franklin County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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