Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°2′23″N 83°41′55″W / 41.03972°N 83.69861°W / 41.03972; -83.69861CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyHancockArea

• Total29.3 sq mi (76.0 km²) • Land29.3 sq mi (75.9 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

764 ft (233 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total7,044 • Density240/sq mi (93/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-43148^[3]GNIS feature ID1086247^[1]Websitelibertytwphan.org

Liberty Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,044.

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.