Liberty Township, Hardin County, Ohio

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Liberty Township, Ohio
Location of Liberty Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Location of Liberty Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°46′18″N 83°49′15″W / 40.77167, -83.82083
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hardin
Area
 - Total 35.8 sq mi (92.8 km²)
 - Land 35.8 sq mi (92.8 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation [1] 958 ft (292 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 7,149
 - Density 199.6/sq mi (77.1/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-43162[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086263[1]

Liberty Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,149 people in the township, 1,567 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

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

The city of Ada is located in central Liberty Township.

[edit] Name and history

It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide.

[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

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