Liberty Township, Union County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Liberty Township

Township

Location in Union County

Coordinates: 39°37′07″N 84°59′42″W﻿ / ﻿39.61861°N 84.99500°W﻿ / 39.61861; -84.99500
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Union
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 25 sq mi (60 km2)
• Land| 23.72 sq mi (61.4 km2)
• Water| 1.28 sq mi (3.3 km2)  5.12%
Elevation

[1]

| 748 ft (228 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 1,025
• Density| 41/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

47325, 47353

Area code| 765
GNIS feature ID| 453563

Liberty Township is one of six townships in Union County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,025 and it contained 451 housing units.[2]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 797| | —
1900| 691| | −13.3%
1910| 594| | −14.0%
1920| 549| | −7.6%
1930| 541| | −1.5%
1940| 560| | 3.5%
1950| 520| | −7.1%
1960| 551| | 6.0%
1970| 712| | 29.2%
1980| 873| | 22.6%
1990| 910| | 4.2%
2000| 1,032| | 13.4%
2010| 1,025| | −0.7%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25 square miles (65 km2), of which 23.72 square miles (61.4 km2) (or 94.88%) is land and 1.28 square miles (3.3 km2) (or 5.12%) is water.[4]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Dunlapsville at 39°35′27″N 84°59′37″W﻿ / ﻿39.5908823°N 84.9935723°W﻿ / 39.5908823; -84.9935723
* Roseburg at 39°35′20″N 84°56′49″W﻿ / ﻿39.5889385°N 84.9469043°W﻿ / 39.5889385; -84.9469043

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

### Adjacent townships

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* Brownsville Township (north)
* Center Township (east)
* Union Township (southeast)
* Harmony Township (south)
* Jennings Township, Fayette County (west)
* Waterloo Township, Fayette County (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these two cemeteries: Patterson and Silver Creek.

### Lakes

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* Whitewater Lake

### Landmarks

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* Whitewater Memorial State Park (vast majority)

## School districts

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* Union County-College Corner Joint School District

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 6th congressional district
* State House District 55
* State Senate District 43

## Notes

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
4. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

## References

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* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* IndianaMap

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Union County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Liberty

Towns|

* Liberty
* West College Corner

Map of Indiana highlighting Union County

Townships|

* Brownsville
* Center
* Harmony
* Harrison
* Liberty
* Union

CDP|

* Brownsville

Other
communities|

* Billingsville
* Charlottesville
* Clifton
* Cottage Grove
* Dunlapsville
* Five Points
* Goodwins Corner
* Hopeville
* Kitchel
* Lotus
* Philomath
* Quakertown
* Roseburg
* Salem
* Witts Station
* Yankee Town

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