Pleasant Township, Seneca County, Ohio

Pleasant Township, Seneca County, Ohio
—  Township  —
Aerial view of the Sandusky River in Pleasant Township
Location of Pleasant Township in Seneca County
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
County Seneca
Area
 • Total 36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2)
 • Land 35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2)
 • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation[1] 702 ft (214 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,685
 • Density 47.3/sq mi (18.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-63394[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086951[1]

Pleasant Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,685 people in the township.[3]

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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 the unincorporated community of Old Fort lies in the northern part of the township.

Name and history

It is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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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