Sharon Township, Medina County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Sharon Township, Medina County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Medina County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Medina

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area_total_km2 = 67.5
area_land_km2 = 67.5
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 26.1
area_land_sq_mi = 26.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4244
population_density_km2 = 62.9
population_density_sq_mi = 162.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 317
elevation_ft = 1040
latd = 41 |latm = 5 |lats = 43 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 44 |longs = 10 |longEW = W

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Sharon Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,244 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39103 Medina County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the east part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
*Granger Township - north
*Bath Township, Summit County - northeast corner
*Copley Township, Summit County - east
*Norton - southeast corner
*Wadsworth Township - south
*Guilford Township - southwest corner
*Montville Township - west
*Medina Township - northwest corner

A small part of the city of Wadsworth is located in southern Sharon Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Sharon Townships are located in Franklin, Noble, and Richland 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Public services

Public safety in Sharon Township is the responsibility of the Medina County Sheriff's Office and the Sharon Township Fire Department.

Most addresses in Sharon Township are served by the Wadsworth city post office.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.medina.oh.us County website]