Country United States County Van Wert Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | State Ohio Elevation 820 ft (250 m) FIPS code 39-43372 | |
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Liberty Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,696 people in the township, 912 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Van Wert County, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Ohio City is located in central Liberty Township.
Name and history
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.