Pleasant Township, Perry County, Ohio

Pleasant Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 842 people in the township.

Pleasant Township, Perry County, Ohio
Township
South Fork Cemetery near Moxahala
South Fork Cemetery near Moxahala
Location of Pleasant Township in Perry County
Location of Pleasant Township in Perry County
Coordinates: 39°39′23″N 82°7′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPerry
Area
 • Total16.2 sq mi (42.0 km2)
 • Land15.8 sq mi (41.0 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation
[1]
919 ft (280 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total842
 • Density53.3/sq mi (20.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-63366[3]
GNIS feature ID1086788[1]

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.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Pleasant township, Perry County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio: Their Past and Present. Brookhaven Press. p. 256.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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