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Liberty Township, Adams County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Adams

FIPS code
  
39-43036

Elevation
  
262 m

Population
  
1,965 (2010)

State
  
Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1085679

Area
  
111.9 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 10:30 PM

Liberty Township, Adams County, Ohio

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind SE at 2 km/h, 59% Humidity

Liberty Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,965 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Liberty Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Wayne Township - north
  • Tiffin Township - east
  • Monroe Township - southeast
  • Sprigg Township - south
  • Huntington Township, Brown County - southwest
  • Byrd Township, Brown County - west
  • A small part of the village of West Union, the county seat of Adams County, is located in southeastern Liberty Township.

    History

    Liberty Township was organized in 1817. It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide.

    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.

    References

    Liberty Township, Adams County, Ohio Wikipedia


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