▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Qu in cy , ▁IL – MO ▁Mic ropol itan ▁Statist ical ▁Area . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Liber ty ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 9 . 8 7 9 9 4 8 , ▁- 9 1 . 1 0 8 1 3 7 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁Liber ty ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁land . ▁ ▁Liber ty ▁is ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Spring field , ▁Illinois , ▁the ▁state ▁capital , ▁and ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁" L iber ty ▁Township ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁settlement ▁made ▁on ▁Section ▁ 2 8 , ▁by ▁Daniel ▁L ile , ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁and ▁many ▁old ▁sett lers ▁followed ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁The ▁first ▁regular ▁pre acher ▁was ▁George ▁Wol fe ▁of ▁the ▁D unk ard ▁den om ination . ▁First ▁horse ▁mill ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Daniel ▁L ile . ▁The ▁first ▁marriage ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁Jacob ▁W ag gle ▁to ▁a ▁Miss ▁H uns aker , ▁by ▁the ▁Rev . ▁George ▁Wol fe , ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁b ride ' s ▁father . ▁The ▁first ▁birth ▁and ▁death , ▁was ▁an ▁infant ▁child ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Kim br ick . ▁The ▁first ▁Super visor ▁was ▁David ▁Wol fe . ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁is ▁nearly ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁town