Liberty Township is one of thirteen
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, Ca ...
in
St. Joseph County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 3,053.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Liberty Township covers an area of ; of this, (98.99 percent) is land and (1.01 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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North Liberty
Adjacent townships
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Greene Township (northeast)
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Union Township (east)
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North Township, Marshall County (southeast)
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Polk Township, Marshall County (south)
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Lincoln Township (southwest)
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Lincoln Township, LaPorte County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Fair, Old, Porter and Westlawn.
Major highways
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Lakes
* Elizabeth Lake
* Rupel Lake
* Worster Lake
School districts
* John Glenn School Corporation
Political districts
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Indiana's 2nd congressional district
Indiana's 2nd congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress in Northern Indiana. It includes South Bend and Elkhart.
On November 8, 2022, Republican candidate Rudy Yakym won both the special election, to complete the re ...
* State House District 21
* State Senate District 9
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in St. Joseph County, Indiana
South Bend – Mishawaka metropolitan area
Townships in Indiana