Pleasant Run, Ohio
census-designated place in Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
Pleasant Run is a census-designated place (CDP) in Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,861 at the 2020 census.
History
Pleasant Run takes its name from a stream. A Pleasant Run Post Office was established on March 4, 1846, and discontinued on February 15, 1907, with mail service being transferred to the post office in Mount Healthy. Pleasant Run was described in the 1940 American Guide Series as a rural village with 39 inhabitants.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land.
Pleasant Run Farm is located to the east in neighboring Springfield Township.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Pleasant Run had a population of 4,861. The population density was 2,347.18 people per square mile (906.14/km2). 99.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.2% lived in rural areas.
The public source identifies “Pleasant Run, Ohio” as census-designated place in Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Pleasant, Ohio and census-designated.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2419499. Authority coordinates are 39.291, -84.568. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1846, 1907 and 1940.
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