Crane Township is one of the thirteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Wyandot County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2010 census found 7,514 people in the township, 6,596 of whom lived in the city of
Upper Sandusky.
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
*
Tymochtee Township - north
*
Eden Township - east
*
Antrim Township - southeast
*
Pitt Township - south
*
Mifflin Township - southwest
*
Salem Township - west
*
Crawford Township - northwest corner
The city of
Upper Sandusky, the
county seat
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of Wyandot County, is located in central Crane Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Crane Township is located in
Paulding County Paulding County is the name of two counties in the United States of America:
* Paulding County, Georgia
* Paulding County, Ohio
Paulding County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was about 18 ...
.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the Ge ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
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Townships in Wyandot County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio