Liberty Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
| Liberty Township, Fairfield County, Ohio | |
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| Fields west of Baltimore
Fields west of Baltimore
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| Location of Liberty Township in Fairfield County Location of Liberty Township in Fairfield County |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Fairfield |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.4 sq mi (130.4 km2) |
| • Land | 50.4 sq mi (130.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 7,265 |
| • Density | 144.3/sq mi (55.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-43120[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086079[1] |
Liberty Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,265 people in the township, 4,387 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Harrison Township, Licking County - north
- Union Township, Licking County - northeast corner
- Walnut Township - east
- Pleasant Township - southeast
- Greenfield Township - south
- Bloom Township - southwest corner
- Violet Township - west
- Etna Township, Licking County - northwest
The village of Baltimore is located in southeastern Liberty Township.
Name and history
Liberty Township was named for the American ideal 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
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- ↑ Fairfield County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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