Sharon Township, Franklin County, Ohio

Sharon Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Township

Sharon Woods Metro Park

Location of Sharon Township in Franklin County
Coordinates: 40°5′52″N 83°1′15″W / 40.09778°N 83.02083°W / 40.09778; -83.02083Coordinates: 40°5′52″N 83°1′15″W / 40.09778°N 83.02083°W / 40.09778; -83.02083
Country United States
State Ohio
County Franklin
Area
 • Total 9.0 sq mi (23.2 km2)
 • Land 8.8 sq mi (22.8 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation[1] 846 ft (258 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 15,969
 • Density 1,817/sq mi (701.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-71787[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086114[1]
Website www.sharontwp.us

Sharon Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 15,969,[3] of whom 1,849 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4]

Geography

Most of Sharon Township has been annexed by the cities of Westerville, in the northeast of the township, Worthington, in the center of the township, and Columbus (the county seat of Franklin County), around the edges of the township. The village of Riverlea is located in the central part of the township, south of Worthington.

Today, the township is composed of many small "islands," all of which border the city of Columbus. While some are completely surrounded by Columbus, several have other borders:

Name and history

Statewide, other Sharon Townships are located in Medina, 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 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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Sharon township, Franklin County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Remainder of Sharon township, Sharon township, Franklin County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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