Pleasant Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 4,773 people in the township.

Pleasant Township, Marion County, Ohio
Township
Fields north of Prospect
Location of Pleasant Township in Marion County
Coordinates: 40°30′54″N 83°8′28″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Marion
Area
• Total	28.3 sq mi (73.4 km2)
• Land	28.3 sq mi (73.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,014 ft (309 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	4,773
• Density	168.7/sq mi (65.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-63352[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086582[1]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Marion Township – north
• Claridon Township – northeast corner
• Richland Township – east
• Waldo Township – southeast
• Prospect Township – southwest
• Green Camp Township – west

No municipalities are located in Pleasant Township.

Name and history

It is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide.[3]

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,[4] 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

External links

• County website