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Liberty Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,948 people in the township.

Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio
Township
Methodist church at Raymond
Location of Liberty Township in Union County
Coordinates: 40°20′1″N 83°28′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyUnion
Area
 • Total36.7 sq mi (95.1 km2)
 • Land36.7 sq mi (95.1 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,056 ft (322 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,948
 • Density53.1/sq mi (20.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-43358[2]
GNIS feature ID1087080[1]

Geography


Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

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.[3] 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


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 381.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.




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