Sharon Township, Noble County, Ohio

Sharon Township, Noble County, Ohio
Sharon Township, Noble County, Ohio
Township
	The Parrish Covered Bridge on Rich Valley Road
	Location of Sharon Township in Noble County
	Coordinates: 39°42′14″N 81°35′14″W / 39.70389°N 81.58722°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Noble
Area
• Total	27.4 sq mi (70.9 km2)
• Land	27.3 sq mi (70.8 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	981 ft (299 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	330
• Density	12/sq mi (4.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-71826
GNIS feature ID	1086751

Sharon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 330 people in the township.

Geography

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

Noble Township - northeast
Olive Township - east
Jackson Township - southeast
Center Township, Morgan County - southwest
Manchester Township, Morgan County - west
Brookfield Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Sharon Township.

Name and history

Sharon Township derives its name from Sharon, Connecticut.^[4] Statewide, other Sharon Townships are located in Franklin, Medina, 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 fiscal officer,^[5] 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Sharon township, Noble County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 125.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

Noble County Chamber of Commerce

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2] "Sharon township, Noble County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[4] Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 125.

[5] §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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