Liberty Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

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Liberty Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Kimbolton UMC on Main.jpg
Methodist church in Kimbolton
Map of Guernsey County Ohio Highlighting Liberty Township.png
Location of Liberty Township in Guernsey County
Coordinates: 40°7′49″N81°34′28″W / 40.13028°N 81.57444°W / 40.13028; -81.57444
Country United States
State Ohio
County Guernsey
Area
  Total25.3 sq mi (65.4 km2)
  Land24.0 sq mi (62.2 km2)
  Water1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
787 ft (240 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total884
  Density35/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-43134 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086183 [1]

Liberty Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 884.

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Geography

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

The unincorporated community of Kimbolton, a census-designated place, is located in northern Liberty Township.

Name and history

Liberty Township was established in 1820. [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. "Liberty township, Guernsey County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 303.
  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.