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Sharon Township, Richland County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°52′38″N 82°40′10″W / 40.87722°N 82.66944°W / 40.87722; -82.66944
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Sharon Township, Richland County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Sharon Township in Richland County.
Location of Sharon Township in Richland County.
Coordinates: 40°52′38″N 82°40′10″W / 40.87722°N 82.66944°W / 40.87722; -82.66944
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyRichland
Area
 • Total24.2 sq mi (62.6 km2)
 • Land24.1 sq mi (62.4 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,099 ft (335 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total9,720
 • Density403.3/sq mi (155.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-71830[2]
GNIS feature ID1086885[1]

Sharon Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 census found 9,720 people in the township, 991 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Most of the city of Shelby is located in northeastern Sharon Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Sharon Townships are located in Franklin, Medina, and Noble counties.

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,[4] 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.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Richland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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