Pleasant Township, Henry County, Ohio
Pleasant Township, Henry County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
Emanuel's Christian Church, a landmark in the township | |
Location of Pleasant Township in Henry County | |
Coordinates: 41°13′24″N 84°9′36″W / 41.22333°N 84.16000°WCoordinates: 41°13′24″N 84°9′36″W / 41.22333°N 84.16000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Henry |
Area | |
• Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
• Land | 36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation[1] | 722 ft (220 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 2,158 |
• Density | 59.9/sq mi (23.1/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 39-63296[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086295[1] |
Pleasant Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,158 people in the township, 927 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Flatrock Township - north
- Monroe Township - northeast corner
- Marion Township - east
- Liberty Township, Putnam County - southeast corner
- Palmer Township, Putnam County - south
- Monroe Township, Putnam County - southwest corner
- Highland Township, Defiance County - west
- Richland Township, Defiance County - northwest corner
Most of the village of Holgate is located in northeastern Pleasant Township, and the village of New Bavaria (the smallest village in Henry County) is located in the center 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.
References
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Henry County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.