Sharon Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,817 at the 2020 census.

Communities

  • Rowes Corner is an unincorporated community located within the township at the intersection of M-52 and Pleasant Lake Road at .
  • 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.
  • Sharon Hollow is an unincorporated community located on the north banks of the River Raisin within the township at . 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.

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.

Major highways

  • runs south–north through the eastern portion of the township.

Demographics

As of the census

Images

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References

  • Sharon Township official website