Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio
Township in Ohio, US
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Pleasant Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,144.
Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio | |
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Fields on State Route 47 east of Logansville | |
 Location of Pleasant Township in Ohio | |
 Location of Pleasant Township in Logan County | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′27″N 83°55′59″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Logan |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.2 sq mi (62.7 km2) |
| • Land | 24.2 sq mi (62.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,020 ft (310 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,144 |
| • Density | 47.3/sq mi (18.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 937, 326 |
| FIPS code | 39-63324[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086491[2] |
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Bloomfield Township - north
- Washington Township - northeast
- Harrison Township - east
- Union Township - southeast
- Miami Township - south
- Salem Township, Shelby County - west
Part of the village of DeGraff is located in southern Pleasant Township, and the unincorporated community of Logansville is located in the township's center.
Name and history
Pleasant Township was organized in 1841.[5] It is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide.[6]
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, 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.