Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio

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Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio
Raymond United Methodist Church.jpg
Methodist church at Raymond
Map of Union County Ohio Highlighting Liberty Township.png
Location of Liberty Township in Union County
Coordinates: 40°20′1″N83°28′51″W / 40.33361°N 83.48083°W / 40.33361; -83.48083
Country United States
State Ohio
County Union
Area
  Total
36.7 sq mi (95.1 km2)
  Land36.7 sq mi (95.1 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,056 ft (322 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total
2,048
  Density55.8/sq mi (21.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-43358 [3]
GNIS feature ID1087080 [1]

Liberty Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,048 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 census-designated place of Raymond lies in the township's east.

Name and history

Liberty Township was organized in 1822. [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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Liberty township, Union County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 381.
  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.