Sharon Township, Medina County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Sharon Township, Medina County, Ohio

Township

Sharon Center post office

Location of Sharon Township in Medina County

Coordinates: 41°6′N 81°44′W﻿ / ﻿41.100°N 81.733°W﻿ / 41.100; -81.733
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Medina
Area

• Total

| 26.1 sq mi (67.5 km2)
• Land| 26.0 sq mi (67.5 km2)
• Water| 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation

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| 1,040 ft (317 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 5,966
• Density| 230/sq mi (88/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-71801[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086603[1]

Sharon Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,966 people in the township.

## Geography

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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. The census-designated place of Sharon Center is located in the center of the township.

## Name and history

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

## Government

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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.

## Public services

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

Addresses in Sharon Township are served by either the Wadsworth city post office or the Medina city post office.

## References

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Sharon township, Medina County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links

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* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Medina County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Medina

Cities|

* Brunswick
* Medina
* Rittman‡
* Wadsworth

Map of Ohio highlighting Medina County

Villages|

* Chippewa Lake
* Creston‡
* Gloria Glens Park
* Lodi
* Seville
* Spencer
* Westfield Center

Townships|

* Brunswick Hills
* Chatham
* Granger
* Guilford
* Harrisville
* Hinckley
* Homer
* Lafayette
* Litchfield
* Liverpool
* Medina
* Montville
* Sharon
* Spencer
* Wadsworth
* Westfield
* York

CDPs|

* Sharon Center
* Valley City

Other
communities|

* Abbeyville
* Beebetown
* Bennetts Corners
* Chatham
* Coddingville
* Crawford Corners
* Erhart
* Friendsville
* Granger
* Hinckley
* Homerville
* Litchfield
* Mallet Creek
* Pawnee
* Remsen Corners
* River Styx
* Western Star‡
* Weymouth

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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