Liberty Township, Jackson County, Ohio

Liberty Township, Jackson County, Ohio
Township

Countryside in the township's southwest

Location of Liberty Township in Jackson County
Coordinates: 39°4′21″N 82°42′43″W / 39.07250°N 82.71194°W / 39.07250; -82.71194Coordinates: 39°4′21″N 82°42′43″W / 39.07250°N 82.71194°W / 39.07250; -82.71194
Country United States
State Ohio
County Jackson
Area
 • Total 40.7 sq mi (105.4 km2)
 • Land 40.5 sq mi (105.0 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation[1] 840 ft (256 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,672
 • Density 41.2/sq mi (15.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-43204[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086369[1]

Liberty Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,672 people lived in the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Some areas of southeastern Liberty Township are occupied by parts of the city of Jackson, the county seat of Jackson County.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Jackson County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 13 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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