Liberty Township, Knox County, Ohio

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Liberty Township, Knox County, Ohio
Township
Knox County Infirmary in September 2007.jpg
Former county infirmary on Johnstown Road, now demolished
Map of Knox County, Ohio highlighting Liberty Township.svg
Location of Liberty Township in Knox County.
Coordinates: 40°22′24″N82°36′8″W / 40.37333°N 82.60222°W / 40.37333; -82.60222
Country United States
State Ohio
County Knox
Area
 • Total25.8 sq mi (66.9 km2)
 • Land25.8 sq mi (66.8 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,381 ft (421 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,906
 • Density74/sq mi (28/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-43218 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086403 [1]

Liberty Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,906 people in the township.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Liberty Township, although the unincorporated community of Mt. Liberty lies on the southwestern border with Milford Township.

Name and history

Liberty Township was established in the 1820s. [4] The township was named for the American ideal of liberty. [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 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, Knox County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ↑ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp.  497.
  5. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 92.
  6. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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