Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio

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Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio
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Location of Liberty Township in Hancock County
Coordinates: 41°2′23″N83°41′55″W / 41.03972°N 83.69861°W / 41.03972; -83.69861
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hancock
Area
 • Total29.3 sq mi (76.0 km2)
 • Land29.3 sq mi (75.9 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
764 ft (233 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total7,044
 • Density240/sq mi (93/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-43148 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086247 [1]
Website libertytwphan.org

Liberty Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,044.

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Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following municipalities:

Name and history

It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide. [4]

Parks

Liberty township has two Hancock Park District parks, Litzenberg Memorial Woods and Oakwoods Nature Preserve. In addition, it has the Liberty Landing canoe access to the Blanchard River. [5] The 20-mile Heritage Trail runs through Liberty township. [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 township fiscal officer, [7] 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, Hancock County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ "Area Parks". libertytwphan.org. Liberty Township. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "HERITAGE TRAIL". hancockparks.com. Hanock Park District. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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