| Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Municipalities and townships of Union County | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Union |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.7 sq mi (95.1 km2) |
| • Land | 36.7 sq mi (95.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,056 ft (322 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,705 |
| • Density | 46.5/sq mi (17.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-43358[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087080[1] |
Liberty Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,705 people in the township.[3]
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Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Liberty Township, although the unincorporated community of Raymond lies in the township's east.
As of 1854, the population of the township was 1257.[4] It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide.[5]
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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