Liberty Township, Butler County, Ohio
| Liberty Township, Butler County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
| Motto: "Embraced by Nature. Inspired by Progress." | |
 Location of Liberty Township in Butler County |
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 Butler County |
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| Coordinates: 39°23′54″N 84°24′59″W / 39.39833°N 84.41639°WCoordinates: 39°23′54″N 84°24′59″W / 39.39833°N 84.41639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Butler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.3 sq mi (75.8 km2) |
| • Land | 29.2 sq mi (75.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 37,259 |
| • Density | 1,274/sq mi (492.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-43050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085812 |
| Website | liberty-township |
Liberty Township, one of thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States, is in the east-central part of the county, just south of the city of Monroe. With an area of about 29 square miles (75 km2) it is smallest of the thirteen townships but one of the fastest growing areas in southwest Ohio, having a population of 37,259 at the 2010 census, up from 22,819 in 2000 and just 9,249 in 1990. It was named for Liberty, Pennsylvania, at the suggestion of John Morrow, a resident in the township at the time of its formation in 1803 who was the brother of Ohio Governor Jeremiah Morrow, after his hometown. The first settler was John Nelson, who arrived in 1796, seven years before Ohio became a state. It is one of 25 .
The northeast corner of the township is part of the city of Monroe, the sole municipality in Liberty Township. Unincorporated places are Bethany, Four Bridges, Hughes Station, Kyles Station, Jericho, and Princeton.
One of the original five townships of the county, it was erected by the Butler County Court of Quarter Sessions on May 7, 1810, with these boundaries:
The original boundaries included what is now West Chester Township, which was separated from Liberty Township by the Butler County Commissioners on June 2, 1823. Today, the township is located in the eastern part of the county and borders the following townships:
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. Day-to-day functions are overseen by a township administrator, hired by the trustees, who typically has an assistant, also approved by the trustees. Politically, Liberty Township leans heavily toward the Republican Party. In the 2004 presidential election, George W. Bush carried the township with over 80% of the vote. Most of the Township lies in Ohio's 8th congressional district which elected John Boehner as their Representative until he resigned in October 2015.
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