Sharon Township, Richland County, Ohio

Sharon Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 census found 9,720 people in the township, 991 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.GeographyLocated in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Plymouth Township - northCass Township - northeast cornerJackson Township - eastSpringfield Township - southeastSandusky Township - southJackson Township, Crawford County - southwestVernon Township, Crawford County - westAuburn Township, Crawford County - northwest corner Most of the city of Shelby is located in northeastern Sharon Township.Name and historyStatewide, other Sharon Townships are located in Franklin, Medina, and Noble counties.