Pleasant Township, Putnam County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°56′21″N 84°3′5″W / 40.93917°N 84.05139°W

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Pleasant Township, Putnam County, Ohio
Township
Columbus Grove Municipal Pool, a historic site in the township
Location of Pleasant Township in Putnam County
Coordinates: 40°56′21″N 84°3′5″W / 40.93917°N 84.05139°W / 40.93917; -84.05139
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Putnam
Area
• Total	36.5 sq mi (94.5 km²)
• Land	36.5 sq mi (94.5 km²)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	758 ft (231 m)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	3,794
• Density	100/sq mi (40/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-63380^[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086867^[1]

Pleasant Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,794 people in the township.

Geography

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

Ottawa Township - north
Blanchard Township - northeast corner
Riley Township - east
Richland Township, Allen County - southeast
Monroe Township, Allen County - south
Sugar Creek Township - southwest
Union Township - west

The village of Columbus Grove is located in southern Pleasant Township.

Name and history

Pleasant Township was organized in 1834.^[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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Pleasant township, Putnam County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Kinder, George D. (1915). History of Putnam County, Ohio : its peoples, industries, and institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 149.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

County website

v t e Municipalities and communities of Putnam County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Ottawa
Villages	Belmore Cloverdale Columbus Grove Continental Dupont Ft. Jennings Gilboa Glandorf Kalida Leipsic Miller City Ottawa Ottoville Pandora West Leipsic	Map of Ohio highlighting Putnam County
Townships	Blanchard Greensburg Jackson Jennings Liberty Monroe Monterey Ottawa Palmer Perry Pleasant Riley Sugar Creek Union Van Buren
CDP	Vaughnsville
Unincorporated communities	Avis Cascade Crosswell Cuba Dorninton Douglas Elm Center Hartsburg Hector Jones City Kieferville Muntanna New Cleveland North Creek Prentiss Rice Rimer Rushmore Townwood Wisterman
Ghost towns	Franconia Huntstown Webster
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