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James and Sophia Clemens Farmhouse
Ohio›Darke County

Liberty TownshipOH

A town of 984.

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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Photo of Liberty Township

Liberty Township, OH · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Liberty Township a good place to live?

James and Sophia Clemens Farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places. Liberty Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

984 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Harrison TownshipWashington TownshipGreensfork TownshipHarrison TownshipWashington TownshipGreensfork TownshipLiberty Township
James and Sophia Clemens Farmstead
James and Sophia Clemens Farmstead · National Register of Historic Places
Liberty Township’s story

Liberty Township in pictures

The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2010.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Getting set up

Moving to Liberty Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Liberty Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerDarke Rural Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet8 providers52% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Liberty Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsTri-Village Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Darke County Board of ElectionsDarke County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes45331, 45346, 45332, 4535245331 43% · 45346 20% · 45332 19% · 45352 19%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Liberty Township.

Work & commute

Liberty Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Among residents in Liberty Township, 6.3% live below the poverty line, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Commuting out is the norm here: 1% of working residents work locally. Jobs based here fell to 59 in 2023, 41 fewer than in 2013. The average commute in the town is 21 minutes.

1%work in town
Liberty TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work21 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town0.9%6.9%8%
Below the poverty line6.3%9.1%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Liberty Township1%
Greenville21%
Greenville Township6%
Dayton4%
Richmond4%
21 mi
median commute distance
59
jobs based in Liberty Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Liberty Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

The FEMA hazard score for Liberty Township comes to 30 of 100, where Ohio’s towns sit at 23 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. FEMA puts 52% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 26% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.

30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
30Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Liberty Township: four seasons and pleasant summers

The range runs from 19° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 21 inches of snow a winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall42–64°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Liberty Township is

15% of Liberty Township adults binge drink. Two figures for adults here: 16% report frequent physical distress, 41% have high blood pressure.

Liberty TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%13%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%15%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%38%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%16%14%
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
What stands outLiberty TownshipOH
More adults with COPD10.6%8%
More adults with heart disease9.1%7.1%
More smokers18.7%15.4%
Wayne Hospital
7.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

National Museum of the United States Air Force and 25 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Liberty Township. Close and well known come first.

All 43 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Dayton Art Institute: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Liberty Township

16pages on Liberty Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Liberty Township

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Liberty Township for work

Where Liberty Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

21% → Greenville Greenville 21% 6% → Greenville Township Greenville Township 6% 4% → Dayton Dayton 4% 4% → Richmond Richmond 4% 3% → New Madison New Madison 3% 2% → Neave Township Neave Township 2% Liberty Township · 1% stay
59jobs based in Liberty Township
1%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Liberty Township

Township in Ohio, US

Liberty Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 986 people in the township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
33 sq mi
Elevation
1,161 ft

Questions about Liberty Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Liberty Township, OH a good place to live?

Liberty Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.