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Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Huron

FIPS code
  
39-72193

Elevation
  
244 m

Local time
  
Saturday 5:11 AM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086359

Population
  
501 (2000)

Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio

Weather
  
3°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 92% Humidity

Area
  
67.34 km² (67.08 km² Land / 26 ha Water)

Sherman Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 501 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Sherman Township, OH, USA

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.

    It is the only Sherman Township statewide.

    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.

    References

    Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio Wikipedia