Liberty, Oklahoma
Liberty | ||
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FIPS code 40-42860 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2412894[2] |
Liberty is a town that sits astride the line dividing Okmulgee and Tulsa counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.[3] As of the 2020 census, the population is 153.[4]
History
The earliest settler recorded in this area was Wallace W. Baird, a farmer from Illinois, who arrived in Tulsa County in 1912, and settled on a 40-acre (16 ha) farm. Liberty was incorporated as a dispersed rural community on October 1, 1978. It incorporated a second time on June 29, 1982.[3]
Geography
Liberty is east of Mounds, south of both Tulsa and Glenpool, and north of both Okmulgee and Preston, directly on the east side of U.S. Route 75.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.8 km2), all land.
Demographics
According to the 2020 census, Liberty has a population of 153 people in 77 households. 62% of the town's population is White. Liberty has 24.9 inhabitants per square mile (9.6/km2). The town's median income is $54,417, and 5.1% of its population is below the poverty line.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1980 | 19 | — | |
1990 | 155 | 715.8% | |
2000 | 184 | 18.7% | |
2010 | 220 | 19.6% | |
2020 | 153 | −30.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
Economy
Agriculture has been the base of the town economy. By 2000, over 86 percent of the inhabitants commuted to work in other towns.[3]
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References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Liberty, Oklahoma
- ^ a b c Everett, Dianna. "Liberty". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ "Liberty town, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "Liberty, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Liberty Found in Hearts, Souls of Locals". P.J. Lassek, Tulsa World, October 24, 1994. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "Liberty". Dianna Everett, Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
Further reading
- Fact Sheet, Liberty town, Oklahoma. (accessed February 9, 2007)
- Census Place Map, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. (accessed February 9, 2007)
- Census Place Map 4, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. (accessed February 9, 2007)