Pleasant Township, Hancock County, Ohio
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Pleasant Township is one of the seventeen 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 Hancock County
Hancock County, Ohio
Hancock County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 74,782. Its county seat is Findlay and was named for John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 2,473 people in the township, 797 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Jackson Township, Wood County
    Jackson Township, Wood County, Ohio
    Jackson Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 751 people in the township, 455 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Henry Township, Wood County
    Henry Township, Wood County, Ohio
    Henry Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,070 people in the township, 709 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast corner
  • Portage Township
    Portage Township, Hancock County, Ohio
    Portage Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 604 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Liberty Township
    Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio
    Liberty Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,469 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southeast corner
  • Blanchard Township
    Blanchard Township, Hancock County, Ohio
    Blanchard Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,170 people in the township, 855 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Blanchard Township, Putnam County
    Blanchard Township, Putnam County, Ohio
    Blanchard Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,232 people in the township, 1,062 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southwest corner
  • Van Buren Township, Putnam County
    Van Buren Township, Putnam County, Ohio
    Van Buren Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,128 people in the township, 721 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Bartlow Township, Henry County
    Bartlow Township, Henry County, Ohio
    Bartlow Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,460 people in the township, 629 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest corner


The village of McComb
McComb, Ohio
McComb is a village in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,676 at the 2000 census. It is in the McComb Local School District.-Geography:McComb is located at ....

is located in eastern Pleasant 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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