Country United States County Wood FIPS code 39-43400 Elevation 207 m Local time Thursday 10:41 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087187 Area 95.3 km² Population 1,766 (2010) | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 51% Humidity | ||
Liberty Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,766 people in the township.
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Map of Liberty Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Part of the village of Portage is located in northeastern Liberty Township, and the unincorporated community of Rudolph lies in the township's east.
Name and history
Liberty Township was established in 1835. 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.