Profile for Liberal, Kansas, KS

Liberal is on the Oklahoma border.

The community competes with the English city of Olney each year in the International Pancake Race. Women run through the streets of each city, flipping pancakes in a skillet.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 83. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 4.1 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Oz Fest - Oct. 12-14, 2007
• Five-State Free Fair - Aug. 4-12, 2007
• International Pancake Day - Feb. 17-20, 2007
• Folk Art Festival - Dec. 1-2, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Mid-America Air Museum, Dorothy's House & Coronado Museum, Baker Art Center

Colleges and universities: Seward County Community College, Southwest Kansas Technical School

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

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• Seward County data
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Sections below provide additional information and links about Liberal demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Seward County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 67901 ZIP code.

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• Liberal city government
• Liberal Chamber of Commerce

13% of Liberal residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Liberal ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Liberal
• Cemeteries in Seward County
• Genealogy page (KS GenWeb) for Seward County
• Libraries in or near Liberal

Post a query on a message board:

• Seward County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KS data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Cemeteries in Seward County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Kansas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Liberal
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• Communities in Seward County

• Liberal business guide
• Liberal Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Kansas
• Local ordinances in Kansas (Partial selection)

• Crime in Seward County
• Arrests in Seward County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Kansas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Liberal was $15,108, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Wage estimates
• Seward County economic census
• Seward County economic summary
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• Seward County unemployment rate
• Kansas economic data

14% of Liberal residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Liberal
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• Learning Disabilities Association in Kansas
• Schools in or near Liberal
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• School report cards
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• Air pollution in Seward County
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• Land contamination in Seward County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Kansas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Seward County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Kansas

Liberal festival dates:

• Oz Fest - Oct. 12-14, 2007
• Five-State Free Fair - Aug. 4-12, 2007
• International Pancake Day - Feb. 17-20, 2007
• Folk Art Festival - Dec. 1-2, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Seward County government
• Kansas state government
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• Local historical societies in Kansas
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• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Seward County genealogy forum

Median rent in Liberal, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $366.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $791.

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Libraries in Liberal include Libraryeral Memorial Library ... View libraries

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• Kansas library

• Kansas statewide library catalog

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• Census map of Liberal area
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Newspapers in Liberal include Southwest Daily Times

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• Military bases in Kansas
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• Liberal Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
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• Kiwanis clubs in Kansas
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• Nonprofit guide for Liberal
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Seward County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Liberal political report.

• Kansas Democratic party
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• Kansas elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Liberal
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The average commute time for Liberal workers is 14 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Liberal between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.5 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Liberal include Blue Bird Inn B&B, Courtyard of Liberal, Days Inn, Gateway Inn Kansas, Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Super 8.

• Liberal travel guide
• Airports near Liberal
• Hotels near Liberal
• Kansas tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Kansas
• Wildlife refuges in Kansas

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