Editing North Liberty, Iowa (section)

==History==
The North Liberty area was first settled in 1838 by John Gaylor and Alonzo C. Dennison. It was originally known as "Big Bottom" or "North Bend" (in reference to its location near the bend of the [[Iowa River]]) by its earliest settlers and was later known as "Squash Bend" before the city was platted as North Liberty in 1857.<ref name="history">{{cite web|author=City of North Liberty|title=North Liberty, Iowa|url=http://www.northlibertyiowa.org/econdev/timeline-small.pdf|access-date=2007-10-25|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071108184855/http://www.northlibertyiowa.org/econdev/timeline-small.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-11-08}}</ref>

North Liberty incorporated on November 10, 1913, at which time its population was approximately 190.<ref>{{cite web|author=City of North Liberty|title=Wastewater Department|url=http://www.northlibertyiowa.org/city/wastewater.htm|access-date=2007-10-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060203235648/http://www.northlibertyiowa.org/city/wastewater.htm|archive-date=2006-02-03}}</ref>
Population growth accelerated in the 1960s, and the [[Iowa City Community School District]] opened Penn Elementary there in 1961. A 1967 special census placed the city's population at 782, and by 1980 the population had grown to over 2,000. In 1984, in response to the population growth, the North Liberty Community Library [http://www.northlibertylibrary.org/] was founded, and Penn Meadows Park, the city's largest, was opened. By 2000, the population of the city was over 5,000. The city had established its own police and fire departments and built a community center with library and aquatic park, as well as a city administration building. The city has since continued to grow, with a population of 7,224 in a 2004 special census. In 2007, the population was estimated to be 10,982, making North Liberty the second fastest-growing city in Iowa.<ref name=history /><ref>{{cite web|author=United States Census Bureau|title=Subcounty Population Estimates|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2007-04-19.csv|access-date=2008-07-10|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629123237/http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2007-04-19.csv|url-status=live}}</ref>  According to the 2010 U.S. census the population of North Liberty had increased to 13,374.