Cranberry Township is one of the sixteen townships

Civil township

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 of Crawford County

Crawford County, Ohio

Crawford County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It was named for Colonel William Crawford, a soldier during the American Revolution....

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,674 people in the township, 687 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Richmond Township, Huron County
  Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio
  Richmond Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,111 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast
• Auburn Township
  Auburn Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Auburn Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 897 people in the township, 616 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Vernon Township
  Vernon Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Vernon Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 817 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Auburn Township - north...
  
   - southeast corner
• Sandusky Township
  Sandusky Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Sandusky Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 475 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Cranberry Township - north...
  
   - south
• Liberty Township
  Liberty Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,489 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Chatfield Township - north...
  
   - southwest
• Chatfield Township
  Chatfield Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Chatfield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 776 people in the township, 558 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Venice Township, Seneca County
  Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio
  Venice Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,871 people in the township, 916 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest

The village of New Washington

New Washington, Ohio

New Washington is a village in Cranberry Township in Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The population was 987 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Washington is located at ....

is located in northwestern Cranberry Township.

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, 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.