Sharon Township is one of the eighteen
townships of
Richland County,
Ohio
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, United States. It is a part of the
Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The
2020 census found 9,006 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Plymouth Township - north
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Cass Township - northeast corner
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Jackson Township - east
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Springfield Township - southeast
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Sandusky Township - south
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Jackson Township, Crawford County - southwest
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Vernon Township, Crawford County - west
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Auburn Township, Crawford County - northwest corner
Most of the city of
Shelby is located in northeastern Sharon Township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Sharon Townships are located in
Franklin,
Medina
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, 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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Richland County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio