Liberty Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

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Liberty Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Township
Liberty Township soybean fields.jpg
Fields west of Baltimore
Map of Fairfield County Ohio Highlighting Liberty Township.png
Location of Liberty Township in Fairfield County
Coordinates: 39°52′25″N82°38′10″W / 39.87361°N 82.63611°W / 39.87361; -82.63611
Country United States
State Ohio
County Fairfield
Area
 • Total50.3 sq mi (130.4 km2)
 • Land50.3 sq mi (130.4 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total8,214
 • Density160/sq mi (63/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-43120 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086079 [1]
Website www.fairfieldcountyohio-libertytownship.org

Liberty Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 8,214.

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Geography

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

The village of Baltimore is located in southeastern Liberty Township.

Name and history

Liberty Township was named after the philosophical concept of liberty. [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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Liberty township, Fairfield County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ↑ Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 143.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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