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Liberty Township, Logan County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameLiberty Township, Logan County, Ohio
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image_skylineSouth Union Mennonite Church near West Liberty 1.jpg
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image_captionSouth Union Mennonite Church, along U.S. Route 68 just north of West Liberty
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map_captionLocation of Liberty Township in Ohio
image_map1Map of Logan County Ohio Highlighting Liberty Township.png
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map_caption1Location of Liberty Township in Logan County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Logan
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area_footnotes
area_total_km239.54
area_land_km239.51
area_water_km20.04
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total3891
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
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coordinates
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Liberty Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,891.

Geography

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

  • Lake Township - north
  • Jefferson Township - northeast
  • Monroe Township - east
  • Salem Township, Champaign County - south
  • Harrison Township, Champaign County - southwest
  • Union Township - west
  • Harrison Township - northwest

Two municipalities are located in Liberty Township: most of the village of West Liberty, in the south, and part of the city of Bellefontaine, the county seat of Logan County, in the north.

Name and history

Liberty Township was organized in 1836. It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide.

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 fiscal officer, 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 officer position or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Transportation

U.S. Route 68 is the most important highway in Liberty Township. Other significant highways in the township include State Routes 245 and 508.

References

References

  1. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio".
  2. "Liberty township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  3. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  4. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  5. (1880). "History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time". O.L. Baskin.
  6. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
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