Liberty Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

Liberty Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 8,214.

Liberty Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Township
Fields west of Baltimore
Fields west of Baltimore
Location of Liberty Township in Fairfield County
Location of Liberty Township in Fairfield County
Coordinates: 39°52′25″N 82°38′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyFairfield
Area
 • Total50.3 sq mi (130.4 km2)
 • Land50.3 sq mi (130.4 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total8,214
 • Density160/sq mi (63/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-43120[3]
GNIS feature ID1086079[1]
Websitewww.fairfieldcountyohio-libertytownship.org

Geography

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

The village of Baltimore is located in southeastern Liberty Township.

Name and history

Liberty Township was named after the philosophical concept of liberty.[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.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Liberty township, Fairfield County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 143.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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