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Liberty, Nebraska
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Village
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Liberty, seen from the south-southwest along State Spur 34A
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Location of Liberty, Nebraska
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Gage |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2) |
| • Land | 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,302 ft (397 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 76 |
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73 |
| • Density | 295.55/sq mi (114.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
68381
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| Area code(s) | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-26980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0830697 |
Liberty is a village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 76 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Liberty is located at 40°5′6″N 96°29′0″W / 40.08500°N 96.48333°W (40.085028, -96.483336).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 27 | — | |
| 1890 | 469 | 1,637.0% | |
| 1900 | 450 | −4.1% | |
| 1910 | 394 | −12.4% | |
| 1920 | 375 | −4.8% | |
| 1930 | 348 | −7.2% | |
| 1940 | 340 | −2.3% | |
| 1950 | 246 | −27.6% | |
| 1960 | 174 | −29.3% | |
| 1970 | 118 | −32.2% | |
| 1980 | 105 | −11.0% | |
| 1990 | 74 | −29.5% | |
| 2000 | 86 | 16.2% | |
| 2010 | 76 | −11.6% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 73 | −3.9% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 76 people, 29 households, and 20 families living in the village. The population density was 304.0 inhabitants per square mile (117.4/km2). There were 36 housing units at an average density of 144.0 per square mile (55.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.7% White and 1.3% from two or more races.
There were 29 households, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.0% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.25.
The median age in the village was 37.5 years. 32.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.4% were from 25 to 44; 34.1% were from 45 to 64; and 10.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.3% male and 48.7% female.
History
The area that would eventually become Liberty was being settled by whites as early as 1855. The town itself was founded by early settler David Palmer (1838-1876), who ran a trading post in the area. Palmer drowned in a nearby river and was buried in the Liberty Cemetery. The town also grew from the influx of railroad laborers who built the tracks that went through the village. In its heyday in 1890, Liberty had a population of 469, enough to support three grocery stores, a meat market, a livery, a dry goods store, a hotel, a law office, a hardware store, an undertaker, a lumber yard and barbershops, and its own newspaper, The Liberty Journal. But the money panic of 1893 hit the village particularly hard, and it never recovered from the shock of many farmers selling what they could and leaving town.
Notable people
- Joseph R. Buffington (state legislator, 1885–87)
- G. R. Fouke (state legislator, 1897–99)
- Kenneth S. Wherry, U.S. Senator from Nebraska 1943–51; Senate Republican Leader
- Raymond McCaw (former editor, The New York Times)
See also
In Spanish: Liberty (Nebraska) para niños
