Liberty Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 8,214.
Liberty Township, Fairfield County, Ohio | |
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 Fields west of Baltimore | |
 Location of Liberty Township in Fairfield County | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′25″N 82°38′10″W / 39.87361°N 82.63611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Fairfield |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.3 sq mi (130.4 km2) |
| • Land | 50.3 sq mi (130.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,214 |
| • Density | 160/sq mi (63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-43120[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086079[1] |
| Website | www |
Geography
editLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Harrison Township, Licking County - north
- Union Township, Licking County - northeast corner
- Walnut Township - east
- Pleasant Township - southeast
- Greenfield Township - south
- Bloom Township - southwest corner
- Violet Township - west
- Etna Township, Licking County - northwest
The village of Baltimore is located in southeastern Liberty Township.
Name and history
editLiberty Township was named after the philosophical concept of liberty.[4] It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Liberty township, Fairfield County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 143.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.