Pleasant Township, Seneca County, Ohio
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Pleasant Township is one of the fifteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Seneca County
Seneca County, Ohio
Seneca County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 56,745. Its county seat is Tiffin and it is named for the Seneca Indians.The Tiffin Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Seneca County....

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 1,685 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Ballville Township, Sandusky County
    Ballville Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
    Ballville Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 6,395 people lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Green Creek Township, Sandusky County
    Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
    Green Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 9,527 people lived in the township, 3,467 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast corner
  • Adams Township
    Adams Township, Seneca County, Ohio
    Adams Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,337 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Scipio Township - southeast corner
  • Clinton Township
    Clinton Township, Seneca County, Ohio
    Clinton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,188 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Pleasant Township - north...

     - south
  • Hopewell Township
    Hopewell Township, Seneca County, Ohio
    Hopewell Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,874 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest corner
  • Liberty Township
    Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio
    Liberty Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,340 people in the township, 1,556 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Jackson Township, Sandusky County
    Jackson Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
    Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,609 people lived in the township, 1,297 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest corner


No municipalities are located in Pleasant Township, although the unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Old Fort
Old Fort, Ohio
Old Fort is a census-designated place located in northern Pleasant Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44861....

lies in the northern part of the township.

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.
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