Liberty Township, Wood County, Ohio
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| Liberty Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Wood |
| Area | |
| - Total | 36.8 sq mi (95.4 km²) |
| - Land | 36.8 sq mi (95.2 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,862 |
| - Density | 50.6/sq mi (19.6/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-43400[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087187[1] |
Liberty Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,862 people in the township, 1,730 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Plain Township - north
- Center Township - northeast corner
- Portage Township - east
- Bloom Township - southeast corner
- Henry Township - south
- Jackson Township - southwest corner
- Milton Township - west
- Weston Township - northwest corner
Part of the village of Portage is located in northeastern Liberty Township, and the unincorporated community of Rudolph lies in the township's east.
[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.
The Liberty Township House is located on Mermill Road in Rudolph.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Wood County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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