Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio

Liberty Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,035 people in the township, 1,374 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Township
The Michaels Farmhouse, a historic site in the township
Location of Liberty Township in Seneca County.
Coordinates: 41°13′5″N 83°14′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySeneca
Area
 • Total36.4 sq mi (94.2 km2)
 • Land36.4 sq mi (94.2 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation719 ft (219 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,035
 • Density55.9/sq mi (21.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-43316[2]
GNIS feature ID1086949[1]

Geography

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

The village of Bettsville is located in northern Liberty Township, and the unincorporated community of Kansas lies in the northwestern part of the township.

Name and history

Liberty Township was organized in 1832.[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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. pp. 549.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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