Liberty Township, Adams County, Ohio

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Liberty Township, Adams County, Ohio
Township
Liberty Township, Adams County, from the air.jpg
Countryside in southeastern Liberty Township
Adams County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Liberty Township highlighted.svg
Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 38°48′42″N83°37′44″W / 38.81167°N 83.62889°W / 38.81167; -83.62889
Country United States
State Ohio
County Adams
Area
 • Total43.2 sq mi (111.9 km2)
 • Land43.2 sq mi (111.9 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
860 ft (262 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,065
 • Density46/sq mi (17.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-43036 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085679 [1]

Liberty Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,065 at the 2020 census. [3]

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Geography

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

A small part of the village of West Union, the county seat of Adams County, is located in southeastern Liberty Township.

History

Liberty Township was organized in 1817. [4] It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide. [5]

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, [6] 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Liberty township, Adams County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. pp.  434.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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