Sharon Center, Ohio
Sharon Center, Ohio | |
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  Sharon Center  Sharon Center | |
| Coordinates: 41°5′59″N 81°44′8″W / 41.09972°N 81.73556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Medina |
| Township | Sharon |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.73 sq mi (12.3 km2) |
| • Land | 4.73 sq mi (12.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,129 ft (344 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 918 |
| • Density | 194.2/sq mi (75.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | |
| FIPS code | 39-71836 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2812829[4] |
Sharon Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) at the geographic center[5] of Sharon Township, Medina County, Ohio, United States.[2] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 918.[3]
History
[edit]The first settlement at Sharon Center was made in 1816.[6] A post office called "Sharon Centre" was established in 1833, and the name was changed to Sharon Center in 1893.[7]
Sharon Center was first listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.
Geography
[edit]The community is in northeastern Ohio, in the eastern part of Medina County. The center of the community is at the center of Sharon Township, at the intersection of Ohio state routes 94 and 162. The intersection is a large traffic circle with a park in the center containing a gazebo and several memorials to veterans of various wars. Route 94 leads north 10 miles (16 km) to Hinckley and south 5 miles (8 km) to Wadsworth, while Route 162 leads east 12 miles (19 km) to Akron and west 7 miles (11 km) to the southern outskirts of Medina.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Sharon Center CDP has an area of 4.7 square miles (12.2 km2), all land.[1] The community is drained by Wolf Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Tuscarawas River, part of the Muskingum River watershed.
Economy
[edit]In 2010, A. Schulman closed its manufacturing facility as a consequence of their acquisition of McCann Color.[8]
Notable people
[edit]- Karen Archey, art critic and curator
- Daryl Morey, general manager of the Houston Rockets
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sharon Center Census Designated Place
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Sharon Center CDP, Ohio: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ^ "Sharon Center". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ History of Medina County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p. 621.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 125.
- ^ "Medina County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ Steve Minter (March 17, 2010). "On the Rise -- A. Schulman Inc.: Molding a Global Strategy". Industry Week (IW). Penton Media. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
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