Pleasant Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,272 people in the township.
Pleasant Township, Madison County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Pleasant Cemetery, northeast of Mount Sterling | |
 Location of Pleasant Township in Madison County | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′39″N 83°16′14″W / 39.72750°N 83.27056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Madison |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.3 sq mi (81.0 km2) |
| • Land | 31.3 sq mi (81.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 915 ft (279 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,272 |
| • Density | 100/sq mi (40/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-63338[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086550[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Fairfield Township - north
- Darby Township, Pickaway County - east
- Monroe Township, Pickaway County - southeast
- Madison Township, Fayette County - south
- Range Township - west
- Oak Run Township - northwest
The village of Mount Sterling is located in southeastern Pleasant Township.
Name and history
editIt is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide.[4]
Government
editThe 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,[5] 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Pleasant township, Madison County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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.