Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio
| Sherman Township, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Location of Sherman Township in Huron County. | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′1″N 82°46′49″W / 41.18361°N 82.78028°WCoordinates: 41°11′1″N 82°46′49″W / 41.18361°N 82.78028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Huron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.0 sq mi (67.2 km2) |
| • Land | 25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 801 ft (244 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 501 |
| • Density | 19.4/sq mi (7.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-72193[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086359[1] |
Sherman Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 501 people in the township.[3]
Geography
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
Sherman Township was named for Taylor Sherman, a director of the Firelands company.[4]
It is the only Sherman Township statewide.[5]
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,[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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Huron County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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