- Cranberry Township, Crawford County, Ohio
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Cranberry Township, Ohio — Township — Location of Cranberry Township in Crawford County.
Coordinates: 40°57′14″N 82°50′57″W / 40.95389°N 82.84917°WCoordinates: 40°57′14″N 82°50′57″W / 40.95389°N 82.84917°W Country United States State Ohio County Crawford Area – Total 28.2 sq mi (73.0 km2) – Land 28.2 sq mi (73.0 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation[1] 994 ft (303 m) Population (2000) – Total 1,674 – Density 59.4/sq mi (22.9/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-19134[2] GNIS feature ID 1085935[1] Cranberry Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,674 people in the township, 687 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Richmond Township, Huron County - northeast
- Auburn Township - east
- Vernon Township - southeast corner
- Sandusky Township - south
- Liberty Township - southwest
- Chatfield Township - west
- Venice Township, Seneca County - northwest
The village of New Washington is located in northwestern Cranberry Township.
Name and history
It is the only Cranberry Township statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Crawford County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Ohio Cities 
Villages Chatfield | Crestline‡ | New Washington | North Robinson | Tiro
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Crawford County, Ohio
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