Liberty Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
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Liberty Township is one of the thirteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Fairfield County
Fairfield County, Ohio
Fairfield County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2010, the population was 146,156. Its county seat is Lancaster. Its name is a reference to the Fairfield area of the original Lancaster....

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 7,265 people in the township, 4,387 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Harrison Township, Licking County
    Harrison Township, Licking County, Ohio
    Harrison Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,494 people in the township, 5,974 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Union Township, Licking County
    Union Township, Licking County, Ohio
    Union Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,339 people in the township, 3,259 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast corner
  • Walnut Township
    Walnut Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
    Walnut Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,436 people in the township, 4,545 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Pleasant Township
    Pleasant Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
    Pleasant Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,549 people in the township, 5,039 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast
  • Greenfield Township
    Greenfield Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
    Greenfield Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,944 people in the township, 4,465 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Bloom Township
    Bloom Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
    Bloom Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,374 people in the township, 5,765 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southwest corner
  • Violet Township
    Violet Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
    Violet Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 26,914 people in the township, 16,893 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Etna Township, Licking County
    Etna Township, Licking County, Ohio
    Etna Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,410 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...

     - northwest


The village of Baltimore
Baltimore, Ohio
Baltimore is a village in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,881 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Baltimore is located at ....

 is located in southeastern Liberty Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide
Liberty Township, Ohio
Liberty Township, Ohio may refer to:*Liberty Township, Adams County, Ohio*Liberty Township, Butler County, Ohio*Liberty Township, Clinton County, Ohio*Liberty Township, Crawford County, Ohio*Liberty Township, Darke County, Ohio...

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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, 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.
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