Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio

Township

St. Sebastian's Catholic Church at Bismarck

Location of Sherman Township in Huron County

Coordinates: 41°11′1″N 82°46′49″W﻿ / ﻿41.18361°N 82.78028°W﻿ / 41.18361; -82.78028
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Huron
Area

• Total

| 26.0 sq mi (67.3 km2)
• Land| 25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2)
• Water| 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation

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| 801 ft (244 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 519
• Density| 20/sq mi (7.7/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-72193[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086359[1]

Sherman Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population of the township was 519.

## Geography

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Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

* Lyme Township \- north
* Ridgefield Township \- northeast corner
* Peru Township \- east
* Greenfield Township \- southeast corner
* Norwich Township \- south
* Reed Township, Seneca County \- southwest
* Thompson Township, Seneca County \- northwest

No municipalities are located in Sherman Township.

## Name and history

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Sherman Township was named for Taylor Sherman, a director of the Firelands company.[4]

It is the only Sherman Township statewide.[5]

## 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,[6] 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

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Sherman township, Huron County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 268.
5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
6. ^ §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 Huron County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Norwalk

Cities|

* Bellevue‡
* Norwalk
* Willard

Map of Ohio highlighting Huron County

Villages|

* Greenwich
* Milan‡
* Monroeville
* New London
* North Fairfield
* Plymouth‡
* Wakeman

Townships|

* Bronson
* Clarksfield
* Fairfield
* Fitchville
* Greenfield
* Greenwich
* Hartland
* Lyme
* New Haven
* New London
* Norwalk
* Norwich
* Peru
* Richmond
* Ridgefield
* Ripley
* Sherman
* Townsend
* Wakeman

CDPs|

* Celeryville
* Collins
* Holiday Lakes
* New Haven

Unincorporated
communities|

* Boughtonville
* Centerton
* Clarksfield
* Delphi
* East Townsend
* Fitchville
* Havana
* Hunts Corners
* Olena
* Steuben

Footnotes|

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

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