Pleasant Township is one of the fourteen 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 Madison County

Madison County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 40,213 people, 13,672 households, and 10,035 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile . There were 14,399 housing units at an average density of 31 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 3,282 people in the township, 1,417 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Fairfield Township
  Fairfield Township, Madison County, Ohio
  Fairfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,333 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Darby Township, Pickaway County
  Darby Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
  Darby Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,492 people in the township, 3,486 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Monroe Township, Pickaway County
  Monroe Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,166 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Darby Township - north...
  
   - southeast
• Madison Township, Fayette County
  Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio
  Madison Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 946 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Range Township
  Range Township, Madison County, Ohio
  Range Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 983 people in the township, 709 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Oak Run Township
  Oak Run Township, Madison County, Ohio
  Oak Run Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 514 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Fairfield Township - east...
  
   - northwest

The village of Mount Sterling

Mount Sterling, Ohio

Mount Sterling is a village in Madison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,865 at the 2000 census. It is a part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....

is located in southeastern 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.