Liberty Township, Logan County, Ohio

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Liberty Township, Logan County, Ohio
Township
South Union Mennonite Church near West Liberty 1.jpg
South Union Mennonite Church, along U.S. Route 68 just north of West Liberty
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Location of Liberty Township in Ohio
Map of Logan County Ohio Highlighting Liberty Township.png
Location of Liberty Township in Logan County
Coordinates: 40°15′48″N83°45′26″W / 40.26333°N 83.75722°W / 40.26333; -83.75722
Country United States
State Ohio
County Logan
Area
[1]
 • Total15.27 sq mi (39.54 km2)
 • Land15.25 sq mi (39.51 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,145 ft (349 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total3,891
 • Density250/sq mi (98/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 937, 326
FIPS code 39-43246 [4]
GNIS feature ID1086486 [2]

Liberty Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,891.

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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. [5] It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide. [6]

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.

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Liberty township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. ↑ History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p.  247.
  6. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
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