Cranberry Township, Crawford County, Ohio

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 / 40.95389°N 82.84917°W / 40.95389; -82.84917Coordinates: 40°57′14″N 82°50′57″W / 40.95389°N 82.84917°W / 40.95389; -82.84917
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 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. As of the 2010 census there were 1,579 people living in the township,[3] 612 of whom were in the unincorporated portions.

Geography

Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cranberry township, Crawford County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ History of Crawford County and Ohio. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p. 623.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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