East Liberty, Ohio

For the unincorporated community in Delaware County, see East Liberty, Delaware County, Ohio.

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

East Liberty, Ohio

Census-designated place

Buildings in central East Liberty

Location of East Liberty, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°20′02″N 83°35′06″W﻿ / ﻿40.33389°N 83.58500°W﻿ / 40.33389; -83.58500
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Logan
Township| Perry
Area

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• Total

| 1.58 sq mi (4.09 km2)
• Land| 1.58 sq mi (4.09 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

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| 1,119 ft (341 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 371
• Density| 235.26/sq mi (90.80/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

43319

FIPS code| 39-23702
GNIS feature ID| 2628888[2]

East Liberty is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States.[2] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 371. It is located just off U.S. Route 33, 10 miles (16 km) east of Bellefontaine and 46 miles (74 km) northwest of Columbus. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43319.[3]

East Liberty was platted in 1834.[4] A post office has been in operation at East Liberty since 1836.[5] A Disciples of Christ minister, Alonzo Skidmore, organized the Central Ohio College at East Liberty in 1882.[6] Formally established in the following year, it prospered before financial pressures forced its closure in the late 1890s.[7]

The community is the location of a major Honda automotive production plant, East Liberty Auto Plant (opened in 1989), as well as the NHTSA's Vehicle Research and Testing Center, located at the independent proving ground Transportation Research Center.[citation needed]

Besides U.S. Route 33, significant roads in East Liberty include State Routes 292 and 347.

## Geography

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East Liberty is located in southern Perry Township at 40°18'27.6" North, 83°35'10.4" West (40.307682, -83.586221). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all of it recorded as land.[8] Otter Creek flows through the southern part of the community, leading northeast to Mill Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Scioto River.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 371| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

## References

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1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Liberty, Ohio
3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
4. ^ History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p. 540.
5. ^ "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
6. ^ Wilcox, Alanson. A History of the Disciples of Christ in Ohio. Cincinnati: Standard, 1918, 261.
7. ^ Memoirs of the Miami Valley. Hover, John C., et al., eds. Vol. 1. Chicago: Robert O. Law, 1919, 300.
8. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* Transportation Research Center
* Detailed Logan County map

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Municipalities and communities of Logan County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Bellefontaine

City|

* Bellefontaine

Map of Ohio highlighting Logan County

Villages|

* Belle Center
* De Graff
* Huntsville
* Lakeview
* Quincy
* Ridgeway‡
* Rushsylvania
* Russells Point
* Valley Hi
* West Liberty
* West Mansfield
* Zanesfield

Townships|

* Bloomfield
* Bokescreek
* Harrison
* Jefferson
* Lake
* Liberty
* McArthur
* Miami
* Monroe
* Perry
* Pleasant
* Richland
* Rushcreek
* Stokes
* Union
* Washington
* Zane

CDPs|

* Chippewa Park
* East Liberty
* Lewistown

Unincorporated
communities|

* Big Springs
* Bloom Center
* Cherokee
* Gretna
* Harper
* Horton
* Logansville
* Middleburg
* New Jerusalem
* New Richland
* North Greenfield
* Northwood
* Orchard Island
* Pickrelltown
* Santa Fe‡
* Walnut Grove

Ghost towns|

* Flatwoods
* McKees Town
* White Town

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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