Liberty township, Washington County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 63.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,325 (all rural)
| Males: 676 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 649 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,325 (1,130 owner occupied, 195 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Liberty township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
Median age of males: 35.5
Median age of females: 35.4
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Average household size: 2.74
| Liberty township: | 2.7 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Liberty township: | $32,146 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $392 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $70,975 (it was $49,900 in 2000)
| : | $70,975 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 26.0% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 9.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Liberty township: Troutt (A), John Flynns Sawmill (B), Lumkins Mill (C), Cresswells Lead Furnace (D), Potosi Fire Protection District House 5 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Liberty township include: Arnault Church (A), Fourche a Renault Church (B), Glory Hill Church (C), Souls Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Souls Chapel Cemetery (2), Higginbotham Cemetery (3), Fourche a Renault Cemetery (4), Martin Cemetery (5), Stephens Cemetery (6), Liberty Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Sayersbrook Lake (A), Diablo Lake (B), Lake Four Winds (C), Four Winds Way Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ebo Creek (A), Fourche a Renault (B), Simpson Branch (C), Mine a Breton Creek (D), Rogue Creek (E), Bourgawich Branch (F), Swan Branch (G), Pucket Branch (H), Arnault Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Liberty township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 965
- Northeast: 30
- Midwest: 174
- South: 59
- West: 46
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 300
- Mobile homes: 232
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,800
Housing units in Liberty township with a mortgage: 65 (0 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 76
- Construction (21%)
- Utilities (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
- Leather and allied products (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Extraction workers (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (9%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Liberty township:
- United States or American (23.1%)
- French (except Basque) (20.7%)
- English (15.5%)
- German (11.6%)
- Irish (9.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.1%)
- African (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 406 (83%)
- Carpooled: 80 (16%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (38%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Wood (19%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Solar energy (2%)
99.3% of residents of Liberty township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,274- In family households: 1,158 (291 male householders, 83 female householders)
260 spouses, 432 children (397 natural, 27 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 11 other relatives, 53 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 116 (60 male householders (50 living alone)), 43 female householders (43 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 146 2-persons, 104 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 93 1-person, 7 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
269 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (20 men, 35 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |