Pleasant Township, Franklin County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Pleasant Township, Franklin 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:Franklin
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:112.9
Area Land Km2:111.3
Area Water Km2:1.6
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:6757
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:277
Elevation Ft:909
Coordinates:39.8461°N -83.18°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-63254[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086112

Pleasant Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,757.

Geography

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

Parts of two municipalities are located in Pleasant Township: the city of Columbus, the county seat of Franklin County, in the northeast; and the village of Harrisburg, in the south. The unincorporated communities of Darbydale and Georgesville lie in the township's south and west, respectively.

Name and history

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

In 1833, a gristmill and a saw mill operated on Little Darby Creek in the northern part of Pleasant Township.[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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  4. Book: The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary . Scott and Wright . 1833 . 12 December 2013 . Kilbourn, John . 375.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24