Liberty Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Liberty Township, Clinton County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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image_caption = Countryside in southwestern Liberty Township


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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Clinton County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Clinton

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area_total_km2 = 64.3
area_land_km2 = 64.3
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area_total_sq_mi = 24.8
area_land_sq_mi = 24.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1033
population_density_km2 = 16.1
population_density_sq_mi = 41.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 314
elevation_ft = 1030
latd = 39 |latm = 32 |lats = 14 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 47 |longs = 53 |longEW = W

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Liberty Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,033 people in the township, 775 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39027 Clinton County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.] up from 840 in 1990.fact|date=May 2008

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Jefferson Township, Greene County - northeast
*Wilson Township - east
*Union Township - south
*Chester Township - west
*Caesarscreek Township, Greene County - northwest

It is located in the north central part of the county on the Greene County line about halfway between Wilmington and Xenia.

The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District.

The village of Port William is located in northern Liberty Township.

Transportation

Major roads in Liberty Township include Interstate 71, U.S. Route 68, and State Route 134.

Name and history

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

*Clinton County Historical Society. "Clinton County, Ohio, 1982". Wilmington, Ohio: The Society, 1982.
*"Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer". 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. ISBN 0-89933-281-1
*Ohio. Secretary of State. "The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003". Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.

External links

* [http://co.clinton.oh.us County website]