Liberal, Missouri
| Liberal, Missouri | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Location of Liberal, Missouri |
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| Coordinates: 37°33′32″N 94°31′14″W / 37.55889°N 94.52056°WCoordinates: 37°33′32″N 94°31′14″W / 37.55889°N 94.52056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Barton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.84 sq mi (2.18 km2) |
| • Land | 0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 759 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 724 |
| • Density | 900/sq mi (350/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 64762 |
| Area code(s) | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-41906 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0720953 |
Liberal is a city in Barton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 759 at the 2010 census. George Walser founded the city as an atheist utopia in 1880. He named the city after the Liberal League in Lamar, Missouri, to which he belonged. It was to be a city without churches or saloons. Instead it offered experimental programs, such as liberal Sunday morning instruction for children and intellectual lectures for adults on Sunday evenings. Christians arrived as missionaries, first holding religious services in town and later moving to property just outside the city limits.
Liberal is located at 37°33′32″N 94°31′14″W / 37.55889°N 94.52056°W (37.558860, -94.520546).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.84 square miles (2.18 km2), of which, 0.83 square miles (2.15 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 759 people, 319 households, and 203 families residing in the city. The population density was 914.5 inhabitants per square mile (353.1/km2). There were 364 housing units at an average density of 438.6 per square mile (169.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.9% White, 0.5% African American, 1.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.
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