Pleasant Township, Perry County, Ohio

Pleasant Township, Perry County, Ohio
Township

South Fork Cemetery near Moxahala

Location of Pleasant Township in Perry County
Coordinates: 39°39′23″N 82°7′28″W / 39.65639°N 82.12444°W / 39.65639; -82.12444Coordinates: 39°39′23″N 82°7′28″W / 39.65639°N 82.12444°W / 39.65639; -82.12444
Country United States
State Ohio
County Perry
Area
  Total 16.2 sq mi (42.0 km2)
  Land 15.8 sq mi (41.0 km2)
  Water 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation[1] 919 ft (280 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 794
  Density 50.1/sq mi (19.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-63366[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086788[1]

Pleasant Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 794 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Pleasant Township, although the unincorporated community of Moxahala lies in the township's north.

Name and history

Pleasant Township was established in 1850.[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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