Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio

Pleasant Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,144.

Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio
Township
Fields on State Route 47 east of Logansville
Fields on State Route 47 east of Logansville
Location of Pleasant Township in Ohio
Location of Pleasant Township in Ohio
Location of Pleasant Township in Logan County
Location of Pleasant Township in Logan County
Coordinates: 40°20′27″N 83°55′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyLogan
Area
[1]
 • Total24.2 sq mi (62.7 km2)
 • Land24.2 sq mi (62.7 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,020 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total1,144
 • Density47/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)937, 326
FIPS code39-63324[4]
GNIS feature ID1086491[2]

Geography

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

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.

Name and history

Pleasant Township was organized in 1841.[5] It is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide.[6]

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.

Transportation

Important highways in Pleasant Township are State Routes 47 and 235.

References
  1. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Pleasant township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p. 247.
  6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
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