Pleasant Township, Henry County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°13′24″N 84°9′36″W / 41.22333°N 84.16000°W / 41.22333; -84.16000CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyHenryArea

• Total36.0 sq mi (93.3 km²) • Land36.0 sq mi (93.3 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

722 ft (220 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,882 • Density52/sq mi (20/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-63296^[3]GNIS feature ID1086295^[1]

Pleasant Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,882.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Flatrock Township - north
Monroe Township - northeast corner
Marion Township - east
Liberty Township, Putnam County - southeast corner
Palmer Township, Putnam County - south
Monroe Township, Putnam County - southwest corner
Highland Township, Defiance County - west
Richland Township, Defiance County - northwest corner

Most of the village of Holgate is located in northeastern Pleasant Township, and the village of New Bavaria (the smallest village in Henry County) is located in the center of the township.

Name and history

It is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide.^[4]

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,^[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.

Public education for the township is administered by the Holgate Local School District.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Pleasant township, Henry County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 11, 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.
^ "School districts". Henry County Board of Elections. Retrieved February 25, 2018.