East Liberty, Ohio

East Liberty is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States.[3] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 366.[2] It is located just off U.S. Route 33, 10 miles (16 km) east of Bellefontaine and 46 miles (74 km) northwest of Columbus. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43319.[4]

For the unincorporated community in Delaware County, see East Liberty, Delaware County, Ohio.
East Liberty, Ohio
Census-designated place
Buildings in central East Liberty
Location of East Liberty, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°19′52″N 83°34′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyLogan
TownshipPerry
Area
 • Total1.58 sq mi (4.09 km2)
 • Land1.58 sq mi (4.09 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,127 ft (344 m)
Population
 • Total366
 • Density232/sq mi (89.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43319
FIPS code39-23702
GNIS feature ID1064582

East Liberty was platted in 1834.[5] A post office has been in operation at East Liberty since 1836.[6] A Disciples of Christ minister, Alonzo Skidmore, organized the Central Ohio College at East Liberty in 1882.[7] Formally established in the following year, it prospered before financial pressures forced its closure in the late 1890s.[8]

The community is the location of a major Honda automotive production plant, East Liberty Auto Plant (opened in 1984), as well as the NHTSA's Vehicle Research and Testing Center, located at the independent proving ground Transportation Research Center.

Perry Township serves as the local government for the community and has a fire department located here.

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

Geography

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.[1] Otter Creek flows through the southern part of the community, leading northeast to Mill Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Scioto River.

References
  1. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), East Liberty CDP, Ohio". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Liberty, Ohio
  4. Zip Code Lookup
  5. 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.
  6. "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  7. Wilcox, Alanson. A History of the Disciples of Christ in Ohio. Cincinnati: Standard, 1918, 261.
  8. Memoirs of the Miami Valley. Hover, John C., et al., eds. Vol. 1. Chicago: Robert O. Law, 1919, 300.


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