| Liberty Township, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Location of Liberty Township, Hardin County, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: | |
| 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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Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The city of Ada is located in central Liberty Township.
It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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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