Pleasant Township is one of the sixteen 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 Brown County

Brown County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 42,285 people, 15,555 households, and 11,790 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile . There were 17,193 housing units at an average density of 35 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 5,187 people in the township, 1,498 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River

Ohio River

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, it borders the following townships:

• Scott Township
  Scott Township, Brown County, Ohio
  Scott Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,253 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Pike Township - north...
  
   - north
• Franklin Township
  Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio
  Franklin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,596 people in the township, 1,594 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Jefferson Township
  Jefferson Township, Brown County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,355 people in the township, 902 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Union Township
  Union Township, Brown County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,015 people in the township, 1,270 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Lewis Township
  Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio
  Lewis Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,362 people in the township, 2,071 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Clark Township
  Clark Township, Brown County, Ohio
  Clark Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,165 people in the township, 2,650 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest

Bracken County, Kentucky

Bracken County, Kentucky

Bracken County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1797. The population was 8,488 in the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Brooksville, Kentucky.-History:...

 lies across the Ohio River to the south.

The village of Georgetown

Georgetown, Ohio

Georgetown is a village in Brown County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,691 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Brown County. Georgetown was the childhood home of Ulysses S...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Brown County, is located in northern Pleasant Township.

Name and history

It is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide

Pleasant Township, Ohio

Pleasant Township, Ohio may refer to:*Pleasant Township, Brown County, Ohio*Pleasant Township, Clark County, Ohio*Pleasant Township, Fairfield County, Ohio*Pleasant Township, Franklin County, Ohio*Pleasant Township, Hancock County, Ohio...

.

• Austin West - resides in Georgetown

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.