Crane Township, Wyandot County, Ohio


Crane Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, 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:
The city of Upper Sandusky, the county seat of Wyandot County, is located in central Crane Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Crane Township is located in Paulding County.

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.