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Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Pleasant Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 53rd among Ohio's 987 graded towns. A typical home costs about $212K, 2.5 years of the county’s $85K median household income, and its public schools beat 89% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest mark, a B, is in health. Columbus Grove Municipal Pool is on the National Register of Historic Places. Pleasant Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns.
Where Pleasant Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus Grove Elementary School | K–4 | 256 |
| St. Anthony of Padua School | PK–8 | 122 |
| Columbus Grove Middle School | 5–8 | 223 |
Columbus Grove Municipal PoolWhere Pleasant Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Pleasant Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 3 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Pleasant Township.
Pleasant Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
Its A for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $213K.
Its public schools are run by the Columbus Grove Local school district. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Grove Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 256 | A− |
| Columbus Grove High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 247 | A |
| Columbus Grove Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 223 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Pleasant Township for work: only 12% work in town. 5.6% of Pleasant Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Columbus Grove (11%), Lima (10%) and Ottawa (10%).
| Pleasant Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Children under 18 are 33% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Pleasant Township is 35.8 years. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Pleasant Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.8 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Pleasant Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.2% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.2% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,800, single groups can be off by several points
Pleasant Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Pleasant Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. American Legion Park | 0.7 mi | 12 |
| 2. Hall Avenue Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Pleasant Township beats the Ohio average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of adults binge drink in Pleasant Township.
| Pleasant Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.9% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 88% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $336 per resident a year; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
Since 2007, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pleasant Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Township
About 4 of every 100 Pleasant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Pleasant Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,794 people in the township.
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6 towns share a border with Pleasant Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its A+; Ottawa Township (A+) is closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | #53 | A+ | A | — | A | B |
| Monroe Township | — | — | A+ | — | A | B− |
| Riley Township | — | — | A+ | — | A+ | B− |
| Ottawa Township | #39 | A+ | A | — | A | B |
| Union Township | #14 | A+ | A | — | A+ | B |
| Sugar Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richland Township | #34 | A+ | A− | — | A | B+ |
Monroe Township and Riley Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pleasant Township, Monroe Township, Riley Township, Ottawa Township, Union Township and Richland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Sugar Creek Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pleasant Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Pleasant Township grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #53 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and A for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.