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Liberal

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Total population

747

Median home value

$77,000

18.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$65,250

Liberal$65k
National$74k
Weather97°F · Sunny
Coordinates37.56°, -94.52°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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  • Heat Advisory · Moderate
    Heat Advisory issued September 18 at 1:32PM CDT until September 19 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Overview

Liberal is a small city in Missouri, United States. Coordinates of 37.559°, -94.517° situate Liberal in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 747. Total area is recorded as a compact 2.2 km². Open solar datasets indicate about 1,599 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. At 340 people per km², the city shows a moderate population density. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age
45.8
Median home value
$77,000
Housing units
386
Poverty rate
14.1%
Unemployment
12.9%

Race & ethnicity

White
90.1%
Black
0%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
2.7%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
37.5590
Longitude
-94.5172
Water area
0.01 mi²
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

This Afternoon
97°F
Sunny
Tonight
74°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
97°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
72°F
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Sunday
91°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Sunday Night
65°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Forecast for Liberal, MO from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
33.3%
Diabetes
10.5%
Adult obesity
38.6%
Binge drinking
17.7%
Adult smoking
20%
No leisure activity
30.6%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
41,939
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    1,241
  • Northern Cardinal
    Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,187
  • Red-tailed Hawk
    Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    1,054
  • Blue Jay
    Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    989
  • Red-winged Blackbird
    Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    901
  • Eastern Meadowlark
    Sturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    797
  • Hen Harrier
    Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    761
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
    Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    728

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
3
Elementary
1
Middle
1
High
1
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • LIBERAL ELEM.
    Elementary · LIBERAL · 119 students · 9.9:1 ratio
  • LIBERAL HIGH
    High · LIBERAL · 116 students · 10.5:1 ratio
  • LIBERAL MIDDLE
    Middle · LIBERAL · 66 students · 9.4:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
3
Largest event
2014-10-01

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Missouri

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.38
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,599

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
688
Avg daily Wikipedia views
23
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Liberal

This strange town--Liberal, Missouri
James Proctor Moore · 1963
Black Liberation in the Midwest
Black Liberation in the Midwest
Kenneth S. Jolly · 2006
The Liberal Republican movement in Missouri, 1865-1871
Thomas Swain Barclay · 1926
Power, Politics, and the Missouri Synod
Power, Politics, and the Missouri Synod
James C. Burkee · 2011
Music in the liberal arts colleges of Kansas and Missouri
Henry Lord Cady · 1962
Free guide to Texas through the beautiful Indian territory over the great and liberal M.K. and T. Railway
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad · 1878
The Suffrage question
Benjamin Gratz Brown · 1865
Condensed price list
Condensed price list
Liberal Nurseries · 1925

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library