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Population (year 2000): 779. Estimated
population in July 2005: 811 (+4.1% change)
Males: 353 (45.3%), Females: 426 (54.7%)
Barton County
Zip code:
64762
Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $24,375 (year 2000)
Median house value: $36,800 (year 2000)
Races in Liberal:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
- American Indian (3.2%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (13.7%), German
(12.8%), Irish (12.1%), English (8.5%), French (3.0%), Italian
(1.9%).
Elevation: 894 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Liberal
- High school or higher: 78.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Liberal city
- Never married: 17.6%
- Now married: 57.2%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 11.1%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +92 (+13.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Liberal:
- MT CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; PITTSBURG,
KS)
- BARTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
LAMAR, MO)
- HEARTLAND BEHAVORIAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 23
miles; NEVADA, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Liberal:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 29 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID:
JLN)
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 82 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 91 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Liberal:
- ATKINSON MUNI (about 17 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; ID:
PTS)
- LAMAR MUNI (about 17 miles; LAMAR, MO; ID: LLU)
- FORT SCOTT MUNI (about 23 miles; FORT SCOTT, KS; ID:
FSK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Liberal:
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)
Public high school in Liberal:
- LIBERAL HIGH (Students: 158; Location: 205 N
PAYNE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Liberal:
- LIBERAL ELEM. (Students: 243; Location: 401
YALE; Grades: KG - 05)
- LIBERAL MIDDLE (Students: 122; Location: 205
N PAYNE; Grades: 06 - 08)
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