Liberal, Missouri

About Liberal

Liberal is a tiny community in southwestern Missouri with an estimated population of 634.

Liberal holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.84 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 755 residents per square mile.

📰 Liberal News Today

• Liberal, Missouri bicycle rider killed in accident in Barton County Newstalk KZRG · Oct 3
• Liberal, MO celebrates new fire district HQ KOAM News Now · Oct 7
• Marc Cox's 2026 Missouri Voter Guide Audacy · Sep 29
• Schedule - Liberal Bulldogs (Liberal, MO) Football 25-26 MaxPreps · Sep 15
• Donald Lee Walker Jr. Obituary (2026) - Lamar, MO - Konantz Warden Funeral Home - Lamar Legacy | Obituary · Oct 2

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What Makes Liberal Unique

• Positioned in southwestern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Liberal

• Liberal City Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Liberal

• LIBERAL ELEM.
• LIBERAL HIGH
• LIBERAL MIDDLE

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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