Editing Liberty, Illinois

{{for|the community in Saline County|Liberty, Saline County, Illinois}}
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'''Liberty''' is a village in [[Adams County, Illinois|Adams County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 543 at the 2020 census. It is part of the [[Quincy, Illinois|Quincy]], IL&ndash;[[Missouri|MO]] [[Quincy micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Liberty is located at {{coord|39|52|48|N|91|6|29|W|type:city}} (39.879948, -91.108137).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Liberty has a total area of {{convert|0.39|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

Liberty is {{convert|78|mi}} west of [[Springfield, Illinois]], the state capital, and {{convert|97|mi}} northwest of [[St. Louis]].

==History==
Liberty Township began with the first settlement made on Section 28, by Daniel Lile, in the spring of 1822, and many old settlers followed about the same time. The first regular preacher was George Wolfe of the Dunkard denomination. First horse mill was built by Daniel Lile. The first marriage was that of Jacob Waggle to a Miss Hunsaker, by the Rev. George Wolfe, at the house of the bride's father. The first birth and death, was an infant child of Mr. Kimbrick. The first Supervisor was David Wolfe.<ref>"An Early History of Liberty Township" from 1875 atlas</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1880= 218
|1970= 369
|1980= 587
|1990= 541
|2000= 519
|2010= 516
|2020= 543
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1743133 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 543 people, 140 households, and 107 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|1,388.75|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 227 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|580.56|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.74% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.84% of the population.

There were 140 households, out of which 49.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.29% were married couples living together, 17.14% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.57% were non-families. 23.57% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.43% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.35 and the average family size was 2.84.

The village's age distribution consisted of 30.4% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $63,333, and the median income for a family was $70,804. Males had a median income of $41,000 versus $28,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $23,995. No families and 1.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

The rate of college-level education in Liberty is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 10.26% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Liberty in 2000 was $18,682, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,728 for a family of four.

The people who call Liberty home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. Important ancestries of people in Liberty include German, English, and Irish.

In Liberty, about 62% of adults are married.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Liberty is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.9% of the Liberty workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Liberty is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. Many people living in Liberty work in office and administrative support jobs (14.82%), sales jobs (8.99%), and farm management (6.91%).{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}}

==School systems==
[[Liberty High School (Liberty, Illinois)|Liberty High School]] is located at 505 N. Park Street and serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 175 students.

Liberty Elementary School, also located at 505 N. Park Street, serves pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
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==Political inclinations==
In the 2004 presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, George W. Bush came out ahead among Liberty residents, with $435. Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others. ...end comment-->

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.libertyschool.net Liberty Community Unit School District #2 official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928105344/http://users.adams.net/~waters5/ History of Liberty Community Unit School District #2], from Liberty Community Historical Society

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[[Category:Villages in Adams County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Quincy, Illinois micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1822]]
[[Category:1822 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]