Sharon Township is one of the seventeen
townships of
Franklin County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2010 census the population was 15,969,
of whom 1,849 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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
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* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
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(the
county seat
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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:
*In the northeast, one "island" is surrounded by Westerville, while another borders the city to the north and east
*In the north, one "island" borders Worthington to the south
*In the northwest, one "island" borders
Perry Township to the west and Delaware County's
Liberty
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and
Orange Townships to the northwest and north respectively.
Name and history
Statewide, other Sharon Townships are located in
Medina
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,
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
Sharon Township official websiteCounty website
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Townships in Franklin County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio