Liberty Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,065 at the 2020 census.
Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: Wayne Township - north Tiffin Township - east Monroe Township - southeast Sprigg Township - south Huntington Township, Brown County - southwest Byrd Township, Brown County - west
A small part of the village of West Union, the county seat of Adams County, is located in southeastern Liberty Township.
History Liberty Township was organized in 1817. 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