Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Sherman Township is one of the nineteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Huron County
Huron County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 59,487 people, 22,307 households, and 16,217 families residing in the county. The population density was 121 people per square mile . There were 23,594 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 501 people in the township.

Geography

Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Lyme Township
    Lyme Township, Huron County, Ohio
    Lyme Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 968 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - north
  • Ridgefield Township
    Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio
    Ridgefield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,390 people in the township, 957 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast corner
  • Peru Township
    Peru Township, Huron County, Ohio
    Peru Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,043 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Ridgefield Township - north...

     - east
  • Greenfield Township
    Greenfield Township, Huron County, Ohio
    Greenfield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,442 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Peru Township - north...

     - southeast corner
  • Norwich Township
    Norwich Township, Huron County, Ohio
    Norwich Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,072 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:*Sherman Township - north...

     - south
  • Reed Township, Seneca County
    Reed Township, Seneca County, Ohio
    Reed Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 949 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Thompson Township - north...

     - southwest
  • Thompson Township, Seneca County
    Thompson Township, Seneca County, Ohio
    Thompson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,422 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

    - northwest


No municipalities are located in Sherman Township.

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, 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.
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