Liberty Township, Henry County, Ohio

Liberty Township, Henry County, Ohio
Township

Fire station northwest of Liberty Center

Location of Liberty Township in Henry County
Coordinates: 41°26′28″N 84°2′49″W / 41.44111°N 84.04694°W / 41.44111; -84.04694Coordinates: 41°26′28″N 84°2′49″W / 41.44111°N 84.04694°W / 41.44111; -84.04694
Country United States
State Ohio
County Henry
Area
  Total 32.6 sq mi (84.5 km2)
  Land 32.1 sq mi (83.0 km2)
  Water 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation[1] 673 ft (205 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 2,591
  Density 80.8/sq mi (31.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-43176[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086291[1]

Liberty Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,591 people in the township, 1,296 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village Liberty Center is located in the eastern portion of the township with a portion in Washington 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.

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