Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio

Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Liberty Township in Hancock County
Coordinates: 41°2′23″N 83°41′55″W / 41.03972°N 83.69861°W / 41.03972; -83.69861Coordinates: 41°2′23″N 83°41′55″W / 41.03972°N 83.69861°W / 41.03972; -83.69861
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hancock
Area
 • Total 29.3 sq mi (76.0 km2)
 • Land 29.3 sq mi (75.9 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1] 764 ft (233 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 6,660
 • Density 227/sq mi (87.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-43148[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086247[1]
Website libertytwphan.org

Liberty Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,660.[3]

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following municipalities:

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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Liberty township, Hancock County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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