Title: Liberty, Missouri - Wikipedia
Headings: Liberty, Missouri
Liberty, Missouri
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Content: 49, Jewell Hall, Jewell-Lightburne Historic District, Major Hotel, Miller Building, Mt. Memorial Cemetery, Nebo Hill Archeological Site, Odd Fellows Home District, South Liberty Courthouse Square Historic District, and West Liberty Courthouse Square Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography
Liberty is located approximately six miles north of the Missouri River along I-35 and Missouri Route 291. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.15 square miles (75.50 km 2 ), of which 29.03 square miles (75.19 km 2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km 2) is water. Demographics
Historical population
Census
Pop. %±
1850
827

—
1860
1,288

55.7%
1870
1,700

32.0%
1880
1,476

−13.2%
1890
2,558

73.3%
1900
2,407

−5.9%
1910
2,980

23.8%
1920
3,097

3.9%
1930
3,516

13.5%
1940
3,598

2.3%
1950
4,709

30.9%
1960
8,909

89.2%
1970
13,704

53.8%
1980
16,251

18.6%
1990
20,459

25.9%
2000
26,232

28.2%
2010
29,149

11.1%
2019 (est.) 32,100

10.1%
U.S. Decennial Census
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 29,149 people, 10,582 households, and 7,555 families living in the city. The population density was 1,004.1 inhabitants per square mile (387.7/km 2 ). There were 11,284 housing units at an average density of 388.7 per square mile (150.1/km 2 ). The racial makeup of the city was 91.4% White, 3.6% African American, 0.5% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.1% of the population.