Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

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official_name = Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Trumbull County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Trumbull

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area_total_km2 = 59.9
area_land_km2 = 58.9
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area_total_sq_mi = 23.1
area_land_sq_mi = 22.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.4

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 23522
population_density_km2 = 399.6
population_density_sq_mi = 1034.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 314
elevation_ft = 1030
latd = 41 |latm = 9 |lats = 25 |latNS = N
longd = 80 |longm = 40 |longs = 40 |longEW = W

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Liberty Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 23,522 people in the township, 12,661 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39155 Trumbull County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
*Vienna Township - north
*Brookfield Township - northeast corner
*Hubbard Township - east
*Youngstown - south
*Austintown Township, Mahoning County - southwest corner
*Weathersfield Township - west
*Howland Township - northwest corner

Liberty Township is one of two urban townships in Trumbull County, along with Howland Township. It is located on the southern edge of the county.

Most of the city of Girard is located in western Liberty Township, and the census-designated place of Churchill is located in the township's center.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide.

Liberty Township was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve. It was established as a township in 1806. The first settler in the township was thought to be Henry Swager in 1798. Four villages grew within its borders: Girard, Churchill, Sodom, and Seceders Corners. In 1860, coal was discovered on Alexander McCleery's farm becoming a major industry in the area for the next forty years. [cite book |title=History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties Vol. II |year=1882 |publisher=H.Z.Williams & Bro. |location=Cleveland |pages= 430 |chapter= 13 ]

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.

Transportation

State Route 193 is a significant transportation artery in Liberty Township.

Notable natives and residents

*Marc Dann, former attorney general of Ohio
*Jerry DePizzo, saxophonist and guitarist
*Bob DiPiero, songwriter
*Dave Malkoff, Reporter KCBS-TV in Los Angeles

References

External links

* [http://www.libertytwp.com/ Township website]
* [http://www.co.trumbull.oh.us County website]