Liberty Township, Warren County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Liberty Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Map of USA IN.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Indiana in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Warren
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:44.02
Area Land Sq Mi:44
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Area Water Percent:0.05
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:861
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:207
Elevation Ft:679
Coordinates:40.3433°N -87.3278°W
Area Code:765
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:453565

Liberty Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 861 and it contained 370 housing units.[2]

History

Liberty Township was formed in March 1843.[3]

The Andrew Brier House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.95%) is land and (or 0.05%) is water.[4] It contains the Potholes at Fall Creek Gorge, a scenic natural location owned and maintained by the Nature Conservancy. Big Pine Creek enters the township from Adams Township to the north and winds to the southeast, briefly entering Warren Township before emptying into the Wabash River near Attica.[5] The stream of Fall Creek also runs through this township.

The north end of the county seat of Williamsport extends into the southeast corner of the township. In addition, there are three small unincorporated towns in the township. Carbondale is located just north of the point where State Road 63 begins at U.S. Route 41. Judyville is about west of Carbondale, near the western border of the township. Kramer is located about east-southeast of Carbondale, near the site of the Hotel Mudlavia. The settlement of Five Points is now defunct, but existed along the present-day route of U.S. Route 41 in the southeastern part of the township.

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Bartlett, Brier, Goodwine, Kester and McCabe.

Transportation

U.S. Route 41 enters the township from the north and makes its way to the southeast toward Attica.[6] Indiana State Road 63 begins at U.S. 41 near the middle of the township, and heads to the southwest;[7] Indiana State Road 263 leaves State Road 63 about to the southwest and goes south through West Lebanon, re-joining its parent at the south end of the county.[8] Indiana State Road 28 passes into the southeast corner of the township from Williamsport and leaves on its way to Attica.[9] Indiana State Road 55 runs along the township's eastern border on its way from Attica in the south to Pine Village in the north.[10]

Education

Liberty Township is part of the Metropolitan School District of Warren County.[11]

Government

Liberty Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides relief to the poor, manages cemetery care, and performs farm assessment, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.[12]

Liberty Township is part of Indiana's 4th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 42,[13] and Indiana State Senate District 38.[14]

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2017-05-09. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-14 . data.census.gov.
  3. Goodspeed 1883, p. 62.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212202842/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18171 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-10 . United States Census.
  5. Web site: Big Pine Creek . . 2010-10-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101015040445/http://www.in.gov/dnr/outdoor/4494.htm . 2010-10-15 .
  6. Web site: U.S. Route 41 . Highway Explorer . 2010-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101207170849/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=2041&section=1 . 2010-12-07.
  7. Web site: State Road 63 . Highway Explorer . 2010-09-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309073005/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1063&section=1 . 2012-03-09.
  8. Web site: State Road 263 . Highway Explorer . 2010-09-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406013522/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1263&section=1 . 2012-04-06.
  9. Web site: State Road 28 . Highway Explorer . 2010-09-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165644/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1028&section=1 . 2011-07-11 .
  10. Web site: State Road 55 . Highway Explorer . 2010-09-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165702/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1055&section=1 . 2011-07-11 .
  11. Web site: Corporation Snapshot, M S D Warren County #8115 . Indiana Department of Education . 2011-01-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020706030312/http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapcorp.cfm?corp=8115 . 2002-07-06.
  12. Web site: Government . United Township Association of Indiana . 2011-01-06.
  13. Web site: Indiana Senate . State of Indiana . 2013-12-02.
  14. Web site: Indiana House Districts . State of Indiana . 2013-12-02.

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