Country United States County Logan FIPS code 39-43246 Elevation 349 m Population 3,126 (2000) Area code 937 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086486 Area 39.6 km² Local time Thursday 10:37 PM | |
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Liberty Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,126 people living 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:
Two municipalities are located in Liberty Township: most of the village of West Liberty, in the south, and part of the city of Bellefontaine, the county seat of Logan County, in the north.
Name and history
Liberty Township was organized in 1836. 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 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 officer position or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
In the elections of November 2011, David Turner and Chris Foust were elected without opposition in the elections for the positions of township trustee and fiscal officer respectively.
Transportation
U.S. Route 68 is the most important highway in Liberty Township. Other significant highways in the township include State Routes 245 and 508.