Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- County
- Barton
- Mayor
- George Wasler
- Total
- 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km )
- Land
- 0.84 sq mi (2.18 km )
- Water
- 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
- Elevation
- 886 ft (270 m)
- Density
- 746/sq mi (287.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 29-41906
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Liberal
- Population
- 629
- Area
- 2.170941
- Elevation
- 275
- Households
- 290
- Dialing code
- 417
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- postal code
- 64762
- inception
- 1880-01-01
- P8168
- Battle of Navarino
- water as percent of area
- 0.8274
- per capita income
- 21267
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Liberal is a city in Barton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 629 at the 2020 census.
Liberal was founded as an atheist utopia in 1880 by George Wasler, who named it after the Liberal League in nearby Lamar. The city had restrictions on both religious buildings and saloons, instead offering intellectual pursuits. A contingent of Christian residents moved to the town and began holding religious services against Walser's wishes, and eventually took hold of the settlement.
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