Liberty Township, Henry County, Ohio
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Liberty Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,442.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- York Township, Fulton County - north
- Swan Creek Township, Fulton County - northeast corner
- Washington Township - east
- Damascus Township - southeast corner
- Harrison Township - south
- Napoleon Township - southwest corner
- Freedom Township - west
- Clinton Township, Fulton County - northwest corner
The village of Liberty Center is located in the eastern portion of the township, and a portion of the city of Napoleon, the Henry county seat, is in the southwest part of the township.
Name and history
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,[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
Public education for the township is administered by the Liberty Center Local School District.{{cite web | url=http://www.henrycoelections.com/School_Districts.html | title=School districts | publisher=Henry County Board of Elections | accessdate=25 February 2018}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.henrycountyohio.com County website]
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