Pleasant Township is one of the thirteen townships

Civil township

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 of Henry County

Henry County, Ohio

Henry County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,215. Its county seat is Napoleon and is named for Patrick Henry, the Virginian famous for his "give me liberty or give me death" speech....

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,158 people in the township, 927 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Flatrock Township
  Flatrock Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Flatrock Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,254 people in the township, 967 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,177 people in the township, 892 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Marion Township
  Marion Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Marion Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,417 people in the township, 767 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Liberty Township, Putnam County
  Liberty Township, Putnam County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,575 people in the township, 1,304 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Palmer Township, Putnam County
  Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
  Palmer Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,143 people in the township, 1,007 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Monroe Township, Putnam County
  Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,234 people in the township, 1,046 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Highland Township, Defiance County
  Highland Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Highland Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,658 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Richland Township, Defiance County
  Richland Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Richland Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,941 people in the township, 967 of whom lived in the city of Defiance, and 1,974 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  
   - northwest corner

Most of the village of Holgate

Holgate, Ohio

Holgate is a village in Henry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,194 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Holgate is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

 is located in northeastern Pleasant Township, and the village of New Bavaria

New Bavaria, Ohio

New Bavaria is a village in Henry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 78 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Bavaria is located at ....

(the smallest village in Henry County) is located in the center of the 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.