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Knox County Infirmary in September 2007
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Liberty TownshipOH

A town of 2,010.

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Photo: HouseofNightmares · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Liberty Township, OH · Photo: HouseofNightmares · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

Is Liberty Township a good place to live?

Liberty Township’s best subject grade is an A for incomes; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 21 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Liberty Township’s median household income is $121,000, above both Ohio’s towns ($75,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Liberty Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mount Liberty Tavern and Knox County Infirmary. Liberty Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 80% of U.S. towns. Liberty Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A growing town

Liberty Township has grown 16% since 2010

1,716 counted in 2010 and 1,906 in 2020; an estimated 2,010 in 2025.

1,7162010
1,9062020
2,0102025 est.

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025

How Liberty Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Liberty Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

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Mount Liberty Tavern
Mount Liberty Tavern · National Register of Historic Places
Liberty Township’s story

Liberty Township in pictures

The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 3 maps from 1915 on.

2 places 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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PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterDel-Co WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers91% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offKnox County Recycling Center, 5 miOpenStreetMap
SchoolsMount Vernon City School DistrictCenterburg Local School District2 districts serve Liberty Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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, Knox County Board of ElectionsKnox County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2020
ZIP codes43050, 4301143050 89% · 43011 11%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 & commuteJobs & income grade A

Liberty Township stands out in Ohio and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally

0.7% of working residents work locally in Liberty Township, below both the Ohio town median (6.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Liberty Township has added 35 jobs, to 110 in 2023. 2.7% of Liberty Township residents live below the poverty line.

1%work in town
Liberty TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line2.7%9.1%9.6%
Working residents who work in town0.7%6.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Liberty Township1%
Mount Vernon25%
Columbus7%
Newark4%
New Albany3%
20 mi
median commute distance
110
jobs based in Liberty Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 0% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

69%of OH districts it outscoresB+School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Chapel Hill Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–10Grades K–1039–

NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation

Climate

In Liberty Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Liberty Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Liberty Township is 83°F.

42″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–37°
Spring39–60°
Summer59–81°
Fall42–63°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC+

Residents of Liberty Township are less healthy than 64% of U.S. towns

Liberty Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 35% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Liberty Township.

36%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Liberty TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)35%38%36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%38%35%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)29%28%25%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%13%12%
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
What stands outLiberty TownshipOH
More adults with COPD9.2%8%
More adults who have had cancer10%8.7%
More adults with heart disease7.9%7.1%
Knox Community Hospital
7.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Who lives here

More middle-aged adults than Ohio overall

Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). Liberty Township’s median age is 49.6 years. Liberty Township has grown 4.5% since 2020, to 2,010 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.

49.6median age · OH 39.7
Liberty TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Median age49.6 years41.7 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+35%24%29%
Aged 65 or older16%20%18%
Liberty TownshipOhioUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma4%
High school40%
Some college16%
Associate’s6%
Bachelor’s25%
Graduate10%

Women and men · all residents

43% women, 57% men

About 133 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.8 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Liberty Township
Liberty TownshipOHU.S.
Under 1013.1%11.7%11.6%
10 to 179.8%10.3%10.3%
18 to 247.6%8.9%9.1%
25 to 348.1%13.2%13.7%
35 to 447.1%12.5%13.2%
45 to 5415%12%12.2%
55 to 6423.2%13.2%12.7%
65 to 749.3%10.9%10.2%
75 and older6.8%7.3%7%
No diploma3.9%8.2%10.4%
High school39.6%32.1%26%
Some college16.1%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s5.7%9%8.8%
Bachelor’s24.9%19.3%21.6%
Graduate9.7%12.2%14.1%

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B

Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Liberty Township

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Liberty Township

17pages on Liberty Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 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.

25% → Mount Vernon Mount Vernon 25% 7% → Columbus Columbus 7% 4% → Newark Newark 4% 3% → New Albany New Albany 3% 3% → Mansfield Mansfield 3% 2% → Sunbury Sunbury 2% Liberty Township · 1% stay
110jobs based in Liberty Township
1%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Liberty Township

Township in Ohio, US

Liberty Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,906 people in the township.

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

Area
26 sq mi
Elevation
1,381 ft

Liberty Township’s neighbors

4 towns share a border with Liberty Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownOH rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Liberty Township——C+—B+C+
Wayne Township——————
Clinton Township#614B−B+—B+C
Milford Township——C+—BB−
South Bloomfield Township——B+—B+B−

Liberty Township, Milford Township and South Bloomfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Liberty Township, Clinton Township, Milford Township and South Bloomfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wayne Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Liberty Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Liberty Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Liberty Township, OH expensive?

Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.