Liberty Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,060.
Liberty Township, Hardin County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Fields in eastern Liberty Township | |
 Location of Liberty Township, Hardin County, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′18″N 83°49′15″W / 40.77167°N 83.82083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Hardin |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2) |
| • Land | 35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,060 |
| • Density | 200/sq mi (76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-43162[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086263[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Orange Township, Hancock County - north
- Van Buren Township, Hancock County - northeast corner
- Washington Township - east
- Cessna Township - southeast corner
- Marion Township - south
- Auglaize Township, Allen County - southwest corner
- Jackson Township, Allen County - west
- Richland Township, Allen County - northwest corner
The village of Ada is located in central Liberty Township.
Name and history
editLiberty Township was organized in 1837.[4] It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Liberty township, Hardin County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Kohler, Minnie Ichler (1910). A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Principal Interests,. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 44.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.