Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio | |
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 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 | |
| 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 | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,044 |
| • Density | 240/sq mi (93/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-43148[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086247[1] |
| Website | libertytwphan |
Liberty Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,044.
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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]
Parks
Liberty township has two Hancock Park District parks, Litzenberg Memorial Woods and Oakwoods Nature Preserve. In addition, it has the Liberty Landing canoe access to the Blanchard River.[5] The 20-mile Heritage Trail runs through Liberty township.[6]
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,[7] 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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Liberty township, Hancock County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 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.
- ^ "Area Parks". libertytwphan.org. Liberty Township. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "HERITAGE TRAIL". hancockparks.com. Hanock Park District. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Ohio, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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This page was last edited on 27 July 2023, at 01:49