Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio
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Pleasant Township is one of seventeen townships in Logan County, Ohio. It is located on the western edge of the county. Portions of the village of DeGraff lies within Pleasant Township. The 2000 U.S. Census found 1,082 people in the township.
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[edit] Geography
It borders or touches the following other townships and municipalities:
- Miami Township, on the south;
- Perry Township, Shelby County, on the southwest;
- Salem Township, Shelby County, on the west;
- Bloomfield Township, on the north;
- Washington Township, on the northeast;
- Harrison Township, on the east;
- Union Township, on the southeast
[edit] Name and history
Pleasant Township was formed in 1841 from Miami Township.
[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
[edit] References
- Genealogy in Logan County, Ohio--Geography
- County & Township Map of Ohio (PDF object)
- The U.S. Census Bureau
