Editing Liberty, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

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'''Liberty''' is a town in [[Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Manitowoc County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 1,287 at the 2000 census.

== Rube ==
Rube is an [[unincorporated community]] at the intersection of English Lake Road and Range Line Road. The community is split between the towns of Liberty and [[Newton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Newton]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 35.4&nbsp;square miles (91.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 35.1&nbsp;square miles (91.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.3&nbsp;square miles (0.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)(0.76%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,287 people, 456 households, and 378 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 36.6 people per square mile (14.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 498 housing units at an average density of 14.2 per square mile (5.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 456 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.9% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $56,169, and the median income for a family was $57,958. Males had a median income of $37,656 versus $23,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,498. About 0.5% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==

* [[Thomas J. Mahon]], Wisconsin State Representative and jurist; born in the town<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1913,' Biographical Sketch of Thomas J. Mahon, pg. 683</ref>
* [[Svend Samuelson]], Wisconsin State Representative and farmer; lived in the town; served as the town clerk<ref>'Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin,' Biographical Sketch of Svend Samuelson, pg. 379</ref>
* [[Daniel Tracy (politician)|Daniel Tracy]], Wisconsin State Representative, farmer, and business; lived in the town; served on the Liberty Town Board and as the chairman of the town board<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1887,' Biographical Sketch of Daniel Tracy, pg. 501</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.townoflibertywi.com Town of Liberty]
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[[Category:Towns in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]