Liberty Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 1,811 people lived in the township.
Liberty Township, Jackson County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Countryside in the township's southwest | |
 Location of Liberty Township in Jackson County | |
| Coordinates: 39°4′21″N 82°42′43″W / 39.07250°N 82.71194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.7 sq mi (105.4 km2) |
| • Land | 40.5 sq mi (105.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 840 ft (256 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,811 |
| • Density | 44/sq mi (17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-43204[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086369[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jackson Township: north
- Coal Township: northeast
- Lick Township: east
- Franklin Township: southeast corner
- Scioto Township: south
- Beaver Township, Pike County: southwest
- Jackson Township, Pike County: northwest
Some areas of southeastern Liberty Township are occupied by parts of the city of Jackson, the county seat of Jackson County.
Name and history
editIt is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide.[4]
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,[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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Liberty township, Jackson County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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.