Liberty township, Cole County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 38.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.
Population: 3,448 (all rural)
Males: 1,766 | (51.2%) |
Females: 1,682 | (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,448 (3,218 owner occupied, 230 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 7% |
State: | 30% |
Races in Liberty township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.0%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 35.0
Median age of females: 35.9
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Average household size: 2.90
Liberty township: | 2.9 people |
Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.27
Liberty township: | $50,780 |
Missouri: | $46,931 |
Here: | $463 |
State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,800 (it was $96,800 in 2000)
: | $139,800 |
Missouri: | $133,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $172,669
Here: $172,669 State: $173,356
Townhouses or other attached units: $165,779
Here: $165,779 State: $164,597
In 2-unit structures: $112,527
Here: $112,527 State: $128,124
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $243,021
Here: $243,021 State: $113,062
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $101,040
Here: $101,040 State: $162,570
Mobile homes: $46,313
Here: $46,313 State: $50,605
Population density: 90 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 2.4% |
Whole state: | 11.7% |
This township: | 0.5% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Taos.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Liberty township: Ewings (A), Algoa Farms (B), Algoa Reformatory (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Liberty township: Saint Johns Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Osage City Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Forest Lake (A), Teds Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Coon Creek (A), Moreau River (B), Rising Creek (C), Sanford Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Liberty township: Mari-Osa State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Liberty township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3193
- Northeast: 21
- Midwest: 131
- South: 66
- West: 56
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $90,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,094
- One, attached: 18
- Two: 19
- 3 or 4: 28
- Mobile homes: 113
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,700
Housing units in Liberty township with a mortgage: 529 (65 second mortgage, 37 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 261
- Construction (26%)
- Public administration (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Printing and related support activities (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Educational services (3%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (2%)
- Public administration (29%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Health care (11%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Child care workers (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Computer specialists (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Liberty township:
- German (66.4%)
- United States or American (15.2%)
- Irish (4.1%)
- English (2.9%)
- French (except Basque) (2.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.1%)
- Belgian (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,560 (79%)
- Carpooled: 294 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 18 (1%)
- Other means: 5 (0%)
- Worked at home: 87 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Wood (12%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
98.5% of residents of Liberty township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,469- In family households: 3,219 (874 male householders, 108 female householders)
862 spouses, 1,305 children (1,278 natural, 8 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 14 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 250 (94 male householders (83 living alone)), 116 female householders (101 living alone)), 40 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 319 2-persons, 222 3-persons, 284 4-persons, 124 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 184 1-person, 24 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
891 married couples with children.
89 single-parent households (31 men, 58 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 269
Here: | 53.4% |
Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 72
Here: | 27.9% |
Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19
Here: | 16.8% |
Missouri: | 24.9% |