Liberty Township is one of the fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Mercer County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 909 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Black Creek Township - north
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Dublin Township - northeast corner
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Hopewell Township - east
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Jefferson Township - southeast
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Washington Township - south
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Wabash Township, Jay County, Indiana
Wabash Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 578 inhabitants and it contained 195 housing units.
History
The Grouping of Religious Buildings at Trinity was listed o ...
- southwest
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Jefferson Township, Adams County, Indiana
Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,363, up from 1,089 at the previous census.
According to the "2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates", 33.9% of the to ...
- northwest
No municipalities are located in Liberty Township.
Name and history
Liberty Township was organized in 1841. It is one of twenty-five
Liberty Townships statewide.
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,
§503.24
§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the G ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Mercer County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio