Liberty Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
| Liberty Township, Van Wert, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
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Wheat fields west of Ohio City | |
 Location of Liberty Township in Van Wert County | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′26″N 84°37′22″W / 40.77389°N 84.62278°WCoordinates: 40°46′26″N 84°37′22″W / 40.77389°N 84.62278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Van Wert |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.1 sq mi (96.1 km2) |
| • Land | 37.1 sq mi (96.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,696 |
| • Density | 45.7/sq mi (17.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-43372[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087091[1] |
Liberty Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,696 people in the township, 912 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Pleasant Township - north
- Ridge Township - northeast corner
- York Township - east
- Union Township, Mercer County - southeast corner
- Dublin Township, Mercer County - south
- Black Creek Township, Mercer County - southwest corner
- Willshire Township - west
- Harrison Township - northwest corner
The village of Ohio City is located in central Liberty Township.
Name and history
It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide.[4]
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,[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.
References
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Van Wert County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ "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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Municipalities and communities of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |