Liberty, Kentucky

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Liberty, Kentucky
settlement_type = City
nickname = Home of the World's Largest Apple Pie" or "Gate Capitol of The World
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imagesize = 250px
image_caption = Casey County Courthouse in Liberty


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map_caption = Location of Liberty, Kentucky


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kentucky
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Casey
government_footnotes =
government_type =
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Steve Sweeney
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established_date =

unit_pref = Imperial
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area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 4.5
area_land_km2 = 4.5
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 1.7
area_land_sq_mi = 1.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1850
population_density_km2 = 409.2
population_density_sq_mi = 1059.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 247
elevation_ft = 810
latd = 37 |latm = 19 |lats = 16 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 55 |longs = 50 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 42539
area_code = 606
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 21-46072
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0496352
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Liberty is a city in Casey County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1806 by several Revolutionary War veterans and named for one of the values of their new country. The population was 1,850 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Casey CountyGR|6.

Geography

Liberty is located at coor dms|37|19|16|N|84|55|50|W|city (37.321195, -84.930513).GR|1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,850 people, 875 households, and 494 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,059.8 people per square mile (408.2/km²). There were 979 housing units at an average density of 560.8/sq mi (216.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.16% White, 0.70% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 875 households out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.5% were non-families. 41.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98 and the average family size was 2.65.

In the city the population was spread out with 17.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 28.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 76.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $18,525, and the median income for a family was $27,105. Males had a median income of $25,954 versus $18,173 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,269. About 24.9% of families and 28.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.6% of those under age 18 and 28.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://caseycountyapplefestival.org/ The Casey County Apple Festival Official Website]
* [http://www.tartergate.com/ Tarter Gate Company Website]
* [http://www.libertycaseycounty.com/ Official Local Government Website]