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A town of 3,963. 33% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Liberty Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $200K for a typical one, or 2.8 years of the Bellefontaine area’s $72K median household income. It grades A− overall, 244th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. Liberty Township’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is Mccracken Fen State Nature Preserve, at 105 acres. Liberty Township's schools rank ahead of 73% of Ohio towns.
Where Liberty Township beats most towns.
3,434 counted in 2010 and 3,891 in 2020; an estimated 3,963 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 13.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Liberty Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 4 maps from 1913 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Liberty Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Liberty Township.
Jobs based here fell from 1,545 in 2013 to 949.
Most working residents leave Liberty Township for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Liberty Township fell to 949 in 2023, 596 fewer than in 2013. 5.8% of Liberty Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Liberty Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Liberty Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Liberty Township.
| Liberty Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Liberty Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Liberty Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84° and January nights drop to 20°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. The median age in Liberty Township is 37.3 years. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Liberty Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37.3 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.2 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Liberty Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 45.7% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.5% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,000, single groups can be off by several points
0.4 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lions Park | 0.4 mi | 25 |
| 2. Mccracken Fen State Nature Preserve | — | 105 |
| 3. Owens Fen State Nature Preserve | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Liberty Township. Close and well known come first.
6 mi MountainCampbell Hill
40 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
35 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
39 mi LandmarkHarding Tomb
25 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail39 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a yearCampbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Harding Tomb: User:Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Liberty Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Liberty Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Liberty Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Ohio, US
Liberty Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,891.
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7 towns share a border with Liberty Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | #244 | A− | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Monroe Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | C+ |
| Lake Township | #578 | B− | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | #171 | A− | A− | — | A− | C |
| Harrison Township · Harrison Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Salem Township | #119 | A | A− | — | A | C+ |
Monroe Township and Harrison Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Liberty Township, Monroe Township, Lake Township, Jefferson Township, Harrison Township and Salem Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Union Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Harrison Township and Harrison Township are one community, graded once. Compare Liberty Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Liberty Township grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #244 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B+ for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
