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Liberty Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,086 and it contained 438 housing units.[2]

Liberty Township
Township
Church on State Road 218
Location in Wells County
Coordinates: 40°41′54″N 85°16′42″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wells
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.87 sq mi (92.9 km2)
• Land	35.78 sq mi (92.7 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.25%
Elevation [1]	846 ft (258 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,086
• Density	30.4/sq mi (11.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	46714, 46750, 46766, 46781, 46792
Area code(s)	260
GNIS feature ID	453566

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.87 square miles (92.9 km²), of which 35.78 square miles (92.7 km²) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.25%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Poneto (west three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

• Liberty Center at 40.699213°N 85.280527°W / 40.699213; -85.280527
• Wellsburg at 40.666157°N 85.221638°W / 40.666157; -85.221638

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Rockcreek Township (north)
• Lancaster Township (northeast)
• Harrison Township (east)
• Nottingham Township (southeast)
• Chester Township (south)
• Jackson Township (southwest)
• Salamonie Township, Huntington County (west)
• Rock Creek Township, Huntington County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: McFarren and Mossburg.

School districts

• Southern Wells Community Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 82
• State Senate District 19

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

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