Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
Overview of Findlay Airport | |
Location of Liberty Township in Hancock County | |
Coordinates: 41°2′23″N 83°41′55″W / 41.03972°N 83.69861°W / 41.03972; -83.69861Coordinates: 41°2′23″N 83°41′55″W / 41.03972°N 83.69861°W / 41.03972; -83.69861 | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Hancock |
Area | |
• Total | 29.3 sq mi (76.0 km2) |
• Land | 29.3 sq mi (75.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation[1] | 764 ft (233 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 6,660 |
• Density | 227/sq mi (87.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-43148[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086247[1] |
Website | libertytwphan.org |
Liberty Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,660.[3]
Contents
1 Geography
2 Name and history
3 Government
4 References
5 External links
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following municipalities:
Portage Township - north
Allen Township - northeast- City of Findlay - east (county seat)
Jackson Township - southeast corner
Eagle Township - south
Union Township - southwest corner
Blanchard Township - west
Pleasant Township - northwest corner
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
^ ab "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Liberty township, Hancock County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
- Liberty Township official website
- County website
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