Liberty Township, Highland County, Ohio

Liberty Township, Highland County, Ohio
Township


Location of Liberty Township in Highland County
Coordinates: 39°12′23″N 83°36′25″W / 39.20639°N 83.60694°W / 39.20639; -83.60694Coordinates: 39°12′23″N 83°36′25″W / 39.20639°N 83.60694°W / 39.20639; -83.60694
Country United States
State Ohio
County Highland
Area
 • Total 59.3 sq mi (153.6 km2)
 • Land 58.8 sq mi (152.2 km2)
 • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,076 ft (328 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 9,798
 • Density 166.7/sq mi (64.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-43190[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086306[1]

Liberty Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,798 people in the township, 3,430 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

The city of Hillsboro, the county seat of Highland County, is located in Liberty Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide.[4]

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,[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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Highland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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