Liberty Township, Van Wert, Ohio
Township
Wheat fields west of Ohio City
Location of Liberty Township in Van Wert County
Coordinates: 40°46′26″N 84°37′22″W / 40.77389°N 84.62278°W / 40.77389; -84.62278
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Van Wert
Area
• Total	37.1 sq mi (96.1 km2)
• Land	37.1 sq mi (96.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	820 ft (250 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,437
• Density	39/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-43372[3]
GNIS feature ID	1087091[1]

Liberty Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,437 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Pleasant Township - north
• Ridge Township - northeast corner
• York Township - east
• Union Township, Mercer County - southeast corner
• Dublin Township, Mercer County - south
• Black Creek Township, Mercer County - southwest corner
• Willshire Township - west
• Harrison Township - northwest corner

The village of Ohio City is located in central Liberty Township. The unincorporated community of Dull lies in the township's southwest quadrant.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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.