Mount Pleasant Township, Jefferson County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Mount Pleasant Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jefferson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:49.5
Area Land Km2:49.5
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Total Sq Mi:19.1
Area Land Sq Mi:19.1
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2191
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:289
Elevation Ft:948
Coordinates:40.1878°N -80.7922°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:43939
Area Code:740
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-52990[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086380

Mount Pleasant Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,191 people in the township.

Geography

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

Two villages are located in Mount Pleasant Township: Mount Pleasant in the center, and part of Dillonvale in the northeast.

Name and history

Mount Pleasant Township was founded in 1807. It was named from the village of Mount Pleasant contained within its borders.[4]

It is the only Mount Pleasant Township statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mount Pleasant township, Jefferson County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . July 13, 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  4. Book: 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens . Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company . Doyle, Joseph Beatty . 1910 . 485.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. February 16, 2007.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24