Liberty Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County,

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, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 861 and it contained 370 housing units.

History

Liberty Township was formed in March 1843. The Andrew Brier House was listed on the

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in 1986.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.95%) is land and (or 0.05%) is water. It contains the Potholes at Fall Creek Gorge, a scenic natural location owned and maintained by the Nature Conservancy. Big Pine Creek enters the township from Adams Township to the north and winds to the southeast, briefly entering Warren Township before emptying into the

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near

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. The stream of Fall Creek also runs through this township. The north end of the county seat of Williamsport extends into the southeast corner of the township. In addition, there are three small unincorporated towns in the township. Carbondale is located just north of the point where State Road 63 begins at U.S. Route 41. Judyville is about west of Carbondale, near the western border of the township. Kramer is located about east-southeast of Carbondale, near the site of the Hotel Mudlavia. The settlement of Five Points is now defunct, but existed along the present-day route of U.S. Route 41 in the southeastern part of the township.

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Bartlett, Brier, Goodwine, Kester and McCabe.

Transportation

U.S. Route 41 enters the township from the north and makes its way to the southeast toward

. Indiana State Road 63 begins at U.S. 41 near the middle of the township, and heads to the southwest; Indiana State Road 263 leaves State Road 63 about to the southwest and goes south through West Lebanon, re-joining its parent at the south end of the county. Indiana State Road 28 passes into the southeast corner of the township from Williamsport and leaves on its way to Attica. Indiana State Road 55 runs along the township's eastern border on its way from Attica in the south to Pine Village in the north.

Education

Liberty Township is part of the Metropolitan School District of Warren County.

Government

Liberty Township has a

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who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides relief to the poor, manages cemetery care, and performs farm assessment, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms. Liberty Township is part of Indiana's 4th congressional district,

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District 42, and

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District 38.

References

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United States Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles

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