Liberty Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,690 people in the township.
Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Plain Township - north Center Township - northeast corner Portage Township - east Bloom Township - southeast corner Henry Township - south Jackson Township - southwest corner Milton Township - west Weston Township - northwest corner
Part of the village of Portage is located in northeastern Liberty Township, and the unincorporated community of Rudolph lies in the township's east.
Name and history Liberty Township was established in 1835. 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 fiscal officer,§503.24, §505.01, and §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.
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External links County website