Liberty Township, Knox County, Ohio
| Liberty Township, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Location of Liberty Township in Knox County. | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′24″N 82°36′8″W / 40.37333°N 82.60222°WCoordinates: 40°22′24″N 82°36′8″W / 40.37333°N 82.60222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Knox |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.8 sq mi (66.9 km2) |
| • Land | 25.8 sq mi (66.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,381 ft (421 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,422 |
| • Density | 55.1/sq mi (21.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-43218[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086403[1] |
Liberty Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,422 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Wayne Township - north
- Morris Township - northeast corner
- Clinton Township - east
- Miller Township - southeast corner
- Milford Township - south
- Hilliar Township - southwest corner
- South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County - west
- Chester Township, Morrow County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Liberty Township, although the unincorporated community of Mt. Liberty lies on the southwestern border with Milford Township.
Name and history
Liberty Township was established in the 1820s.[4]
It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide.[5]
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 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Knox County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. p. 497.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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