Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio
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| Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio | |
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| 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] | 1,020 ft (311 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,082 |
| - Density | 44.7/sq mi (17.3/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 937 |
| FIPS code | 39-63324[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086491[1] |
Pleasant Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,082 people in the township.[3]
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Name and history
It is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide.
Pleasant Township was formed in 1841 from Miami Township.[citation needed]
[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 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[4] and Joan Downing[5] were elected without opposition to the positions of township trustee and township fiscal officer respectively.
[edit] Transportation
Important highways in Pleasant Township are State Routes 47 and 235.
[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.
- ^ Logan County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 12 May 2007.
- ^ 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.
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