Liberty Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,242,[3] of whom 3,637 lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.

Liberty Township, Highland County, Ohio
Township
Scene at the Highland County Airport
Location of Liberty Township in Highland County
Coordinates: 39°12′23″N 83°36′25″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Highland
Area
• Total	59.4 sq mi (153.8 km2)
• Land	58.8 sq mi (152.4 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,076 ft (328 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	10,242
• Density	174/sq mi (67.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-43190[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086306[1]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Penn Township - north
• Paint Township - east
• Marshall Township - southeast
• Washington Township - south
• New Market Township - southwest
• Union Township - northwest

The city of Hillsboro, the county seat of Highland County, is located in Liberty Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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

External links

• County website