Editing Liberty, Maine

{{Short description| Town in the state of Maine, United States}}
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|official_name            = Liberty, Maine
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|image_caption            = Masonic Building on Main Street, {{circa|1904}}
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|population_total         = 934
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|postal_code              = 04949
|area_code                = [[Area code 207|207]]
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|blank_info               = 23-39055
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'''Liberty''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Waldo County, Maine|Waldo County]], [[Maine]], United States. The population was 934 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Liberty town, Waldo County, Maine |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2302739055 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230211055111/https://data.census.gov/profile?g=0600000US2302739055 |archive-date=February 11, 2023 |access-date=January 22, 2022 |website=Census Bureau Data}}</ref>

==History==
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The midcoast area of Maine was inhabited by coastal and woodland [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]s such as the [[Abenaki]] (or Wabanaki) until they were mostly dislocated by Europeans beginning in the 17th century.

The first European ([[England|English]]) people moved into the area in and around Liberty in the late 18th century. The first settlement was then known as Davistown Plantation, which is incorporated into neighboring [[Montville, Maine|Montville]] in the early 19th century. Mills in Liberty produced materials that were used in the [[boat building|shipbuilding]] industry that thrived in nearby coastal towns, such as [[Waldoboro, Maine|Waldoboro]], during the early 19th century.

In 1827, Liberty separated from Montville and was incorporated as a town.

The middle to late 19th century saw a decline in population and goods produced. This correlates with the decline of the shipbuilding industry.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|28.40|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|26.00|sqmi|sqkm|2|abbr=on}} is land and {{convert|2.40|sqmi|sqkm|2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220032143/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html |archive-date=December 20, 2012 |accessdate=December 16, 2012 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 
The largest water body in the town is [[St. George Lake]]. Other bodies of water include: Stevens Pond ({{convert|339|acre}}), Trues Pon ({{convert|173|acre}}), Little Pond ({{convert|69|acre}}), Cargill Pond ({{convert|57|acre}}) and Colby Pond ({{convert|26|acres}}).{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} Liberty is served by [[Maine State Highway System|Maine State Routes]] [[Maine State Route 3|3]], [[Maine State Route 220|220]], and [[Maine State Route 173|173]]. It is bordered on the north by [[Montville, Maine|Montville]], on the east by [[Searsmont, Maine|Searsmont]], on the southeast by [[Appleton, Maine|Appleton]], on the southwest by [[Washington, Maine|Washington]] and on the west by [[Palermo, Maine|Palermo]].

Liberty is home to [[Lake St. George State Park]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 676
|1840= 895
|1850= 1116
|1860= 1095
|1870= 907
|1880= 970
|1890= 835
|1900= 737
|1910= 650
|1920= 571
|1930= 516
|1940= 499
|1950= 497
|1960= 458
|1970= 515
|1980= 694
|1990= 790
|2000= 927
|2010= 913
|2020= 934
|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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===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 16, 2012}}</ref> of {{As of|2010|bare=yes}}, there were 913 people, 395 households, and 259 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|35.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 718 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 97.3% White, 0.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 395 households, of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.4% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.83.

The median age in the town was 47.2 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.1% were from 25 to 44; 38.2% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.5% male and 48.5% female.

==Notable person==
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* [[Susan Longley]], state legislator

==References==
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==Further reading==
*Hurwitz, Alfred. ''History of Liberty, Maine,'' 1827–1975. Liberty, Maine,
*Liberty Historical Soc., Thorndike, Maine, Hutchins Brothers, c1975.
*Liberty Maine Historical Committee.  ''The town of Liberty: bits history  and  geography.''
*N. White. ''Thorndike, Maine'', c1927.

==External links==
*[http://www.libertymaine.us/ Town of Liberty official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928091653/http://www.davistownmuseum.org/TDMhistory.htm The Davistown Museum Davistown History Project]
*[http://www.liberty.lib.me.us/ Liberty Library]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20031211050112/http://www.state.me.us/cgi-bin/doc/parks/find_one_name.pl?park_id=27 Lake St. George State Park]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171111120100/http://www.rsu3.org:80/index.php/schools/walker Walker School]
*[http://www.mainegenealogy.net/individual_place_record.asp?place=liberty Maine Genealogy: Liberty, Waldo County, Maine]
*[https://www.facebook.com/libertymaine Liberty Village Facebook page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20201021154130/https://www.sites.google.com/site/calllibertymaine/home Liberty Lakes Association (C.A.L.L.)]

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[[Category:Towns in Waldo County, Maine]]