Pleasant Township, Hancock County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
) Harvesting wheat outside of McComb | |
) Location of Pleasant Township in Hancock County | |
| Coordinates: 41°6′44″N 83°49′13″W / 41.11222°N 83.82028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Hancock |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.5 sq mi (94.6 km2) |
| • Land | 36.5 sq mi (94.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,471 |
| • Density | 68/sq mi (26.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-63268[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086251[1] |
Pleasant Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,471,[3] of whom 823 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jackson Township, Wood County - north
- Henry Township, Wood County - northeast corner
- Portage Township - east
- Liberty Township - southeast corner
- Blanchard Township - south
- Blanchard Township, Putnam County - southwest corner
- Van Buren Township, Putnam County - west
- Bartlow Township, Henry County - northwest corner
The village of McComb is located in eastern Pleasant Township.
Name and history
It is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide.[4]
Pleasant Township was organized in 1835.[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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Pleasant township, Hancock County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ History of Hancock County, Ohio. Warner, Beers. 1886. pp. 468.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.