Sharon Center, Ohio


Sharon Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place at the geographic center of Sharon Township, Medina County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 918.

History

The first settlement at Sharon Center was made in 1816. A post office called "Sharon Centre" was established in 1833, and the name was changed to Sharon Center in 1893.
Sharon Center was first listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.

Geography

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 to Hinckley and south to Wadsworth, while Route 162 leads east to Akron and west to the southern outskirts of Medina.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Sharon Center CDP has an area of, all land. The community is drained by Wolf Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Tuscarawas River, part of the Muskingum River watershed.

Economy

In 2010, A. Schulman closed its manufacturing facility as a consequence of their acquisition of McCann Color.

Notable people