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Pleasant Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

Pleasant Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Township
The Mudhouse Mansion
The Mudhouse Mansion
Motto: 
"A place you'll want to call home"
Location of Pleasant Township in Fairfield County
Location of Pleasant Township in Fairfield County
Coordinates: 39°45′36″N 82°32′35″W / 39.76000°N 82.54306°W / 39.76000; -82.54306
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyFairfield
Area
 • Total
34.7 sq mi (90.0 km2)
 • Land34.6 sq mi (89.7 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,020 ft (311 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
6,181
 • Density180/sq mi (69/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-63240[3]
GNIS feature ID1086081[1]
Websitewww.pleasanttownship.org

Pleasant Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 6,181.

Geography

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

Parts of two municipalities are located in Pleasant Township: the city of Lancaster, the county seat of Fairfield County, in the southwest; and the village of Pleasantville in the north.

Name and history

Pleasant Township was so named on account of their fertile soil.[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. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Pleasant township, Fairfield County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 177.
  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.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Township,_Fairfield_County,_Ohio