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: 41°13′6″N 83°8′14″W / 41.21833°N 83.13722°W / 41.21833; -83.13722Coordinates: 41°13′6″N 83°8′14″W / 41.21833°N 83.13722°W / 41.21833; -83.13722
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]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Pleasant Township, although it contains the unincorporated communities of Fort Seneca and Old Fort in the northern part of the township.

Name and history

Pleasant Township was organized in 1831.[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.

Township officials

Office Name[7]
Trustee Doug Stacy
Trustee Dave Kingsborough
Trustee Bill Biller
Fiscal Officer Jeanette Fry

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Seneca County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Butterfield, Consul Willshire (1848). History of Seneca County: Containing a Detailed Narrative of the Principal Events that Have Occurred Since Its First Settlement Down to the Present Time. D. Campbell. p. 121.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  7. ↑ Pleasant Township officials
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