Liberty, Missouri
Liberty, Missouri | |
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Historic Clay County Courthouse in Liberty, Missouri | |
Location in the state of Missouri and in Clay County | |
| Coordinates: 39°14′27″N 94°25′08″W / 39.24083°N 94.41889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Clay |
| Incorporated | May 7, 1829 (as a town), 1851 (as a city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council-Administrator |
| • Mayor | Greg Canuteson |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.16 sq mi (75.52 km2) |
| • Land | 29.03 sq mi (75.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) |
| Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 30,167 |
| • Density | 1,039.09/sq mi (401.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 64068, 64069 |
| Area code(s) | 816, 975 |
| FIPS code | 29-42032 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395700 |
| Website | www |
Liberty is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Missouri, United States and is a suburb of Kansas City, located in the Kansas City Metro Area. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 30,167. Liberty is home to William Jewell College and the historic Liberty Jail.