Liberty Township, Adams County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Liberty Township, Adams County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adams
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:111.9
Area Land Km2:111.9
Area Water Km2:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2065
Population Density Km2:17.6
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:262
Elevation Ft:860
Coordinates:38.8117°N -83.6289°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-43036[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085679

Liberty Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,065 at the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

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

A small part of the village of West Union, the county seat of Adams County, is located in southeastern Liberty Township.

History

Liberty Township was organized in 1817.[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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Liberty township, Adams County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 28 April 2023.
  4. Book: A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time . E B. Stivers . Evans, Nelson Wiley . 1900 . 434.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24