Cranberry Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census there were 1,477 people living in the township.
Cranberry Township, Crawford County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Farmstead on Swabb Road, west of New Washington | |
 Location of Cranberry Township in Crawford County | |
| Coordinates: 40°57′14″N 82°50′57″W / 40.95389°N 82.84917°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 | 994 ft (303 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,477 |
| • Density | 52/sq mi (20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-19134[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085935[1] |
Geography
editLocated 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
editCranberry 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Cranberry township, Crawford County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Crawford County and Ohio. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p. 623.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.