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Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
FIPS code
  
39-43358

Elevation
  
322 m

Local time
  
Thursday 10:40 PM

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

GNIS feature ID
  
1087080

Area
  
95.1 km²

Population
  
1,705 (2000)

Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio

Weather
  
-3°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 58% Humidity

Liberty Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,705 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:

  • York Township - north
  • Taylor Township - east
  • Paris Township - southeast
  • Allen Township - south
  • Zane Township, Logan County - southwest
  • Perry Township, Logan County - west
  • No municipalities are located in Liberty Township, although the unincorporated community of Raymond lies in the township's east.

    Name and history

    Liberty Township was organized in 1822. 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, Union County, Ohio Wikipedia


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