Editing Sharon Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Sharon Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Sharon_Township_Townhall.JPG
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Township Hall on Pleasant Lake Road
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label      = Sharon Township
| pushpin_label_position = left <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Sharon Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw County]]
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| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Peter Psarouthakis
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Chelsea Mikel
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1834

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 98.06
| area_land_km2      = 96.89
| area_water_km2     = 1.17
| area_total_sq_mi   = 37.86
| area_land_sq_mi    = 37.41
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.45

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1817
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 300
| elevation_ft       = 984
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|12|31|N|84|04|57|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48118 ([[Chelsea, Michigan|Chelsea]])<br>48158 ([[Manchester, Michigan|Manchester]])<br>49240 ([[Grass Lake, Michigan|Grass Lake]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 734|734]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-72760<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1627061<ref>{{gnis|1627061}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://sharontownship.org/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Sharon Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,817 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Sharon_township,_Washtenaw_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2616172760 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
* '''Rowes Corner''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located within the township at the intersection of [[M-52 (Michigan highway)|M-52]] and Pleasant Lake Road at {{coord|42|11|30|N|84|01|57|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617828|Rowes Corner, Michigan}}</ref>
* '''Sharon''' was the first settlement within the community when plots of land were purchased in 1830, and settlers moved to the area starting in 1831.  Sharon Township itself was organized in 1834 and was named after [[Sharon, Connecticut]].  The first post office opened under the name Richfield in February 1832 but was changed to the name of Sharon on January 15, 1836 after the name of the township.  The post office operated until July 15, 1855.  The community of Sharon would later develop into Sharon Plain and Sharonville.<ref name=ROMIG>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=181}}</ref>
* '''Sharon Hollow''' is an unincorporated community located on the north banks of the [[River Raisin]] within the township at {{coord|42|10|42|N|84|05|38|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|637665|Sharon Hollow, Michigan}}</ref> It is the present-day community that derived from the historic Sharon, Sharon Plains, and Sharonville communities.
* '''Sharon Plain''' is a former settlement within the township that was settled with a very briefly operating post office from June 24 to September 18, 1867.  It was named after the township and a successor of the Sharon community that eventually became Sharonville.<ref name=ROMIG/>
* '''Sharonville''' is a former community located within the township.  Sharonville briefly had its own post office from December 14, 1891 until September 1, 1899.<ref name=ROMIG/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|37.86|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|37.41|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (1.19%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sharon township, Washtenaw County, Michigan| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=July 10, 2012}}</ref>

The [[River Raisin]] flows through the township.  The eastern portion of the Sharonville State Game Area is located within the township and extends west into [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]].<ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Department of Natural Resources]]|url=https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/publications/pdfs/huntingwildlifehabitat/sga/Sharonville_SGA_map.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015202952/https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/publications/pdfs/huntingwildlifehabitat/sga/Sharonville_SGA_map.pdf |archive-date=2020-10-15 |url-status=live|title=Sharonville State Game Area|date=29 March 2019|accessdate=July 15, 2022}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|52}} runs south–north through the eastern portion of the township.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,678 people, 593 households, and 492 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|44.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 609 housing units at an average density of 16.2 per square mile (6.2/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 96.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.67% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.89% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.04% of the population.

There were 593 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.9% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $75,979, and the median income for a family was $81,249. Males had a median income of $55,139 versus $32,679 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $28,304.  About 1.2% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Sharon Township is served by three separate public school districts.  The majority of the township is served by [[Manchester Community Schools]] to the south in [[Manchester, Michigan|Manchester]].  The northern portion of the township is served by [[Chelsea School District]] in [[Chelsea, Michigan|Chelsea]].  A very small portion in the northwest corner of the township is served by [[Grass Lake Community Schools]] to the west in [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_WASHTENAW%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821052228/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_WASHTENAW%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-21 |url-status=live|title=Washtenaw County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=July 22, 2021}}</ref>

==Images==
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File:Sharon Township Sharon Mills County Park.JPG|{{center|Sharon Mills County Park}}
File:Sharon District Number 1 School, (1890), East Pleasant Lake Road Sharon Township, Michigan - panoramio.jpg|{{center|Sharon District No. 1 School}}
File:Sharon Township River Raisin.JPG|{{center|[[River Raisin]] flowing through the township}}
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Sharon Township, Michigan}}
*[https://sharontownship.org/ Sharon Township official website]

{{Washtenaw County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Washtenaw County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1834]]
[[Category:1834 establishments in Michigan Territory]]