Cranberry Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census there were 1,579 people living in the township,[3] 612 of whom were in the unincorporated portions.

Cranberry Township, Crawford County, Ohio
Township
Farmstead on Swabb Road, west of New Washington
Location of Cranberry Township in Crawford County
Coordinates: 40°57′14″N 82°50′57″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Crawford
Area
• Total	28.18 sq mi (72.98 km2)
• Land	28.17 sq mi (72.95 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation [1]	994 ft (303 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,579
• Density	56/sq mi (21.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-19134[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085935[1]

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

Cranberry Township was founded in the 1820s. It was named from a cranberry marsh in the southwestern part.[4]

It is the only Cranberry Township statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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

External links

• County website