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LibertyMN

A town of 913.

Population
913
+2.2% since 2010
Median home value
$261K
Census ACS
Household income
$98K
median
Median age
36.4
years
Jobs based here
94
A commuter town
Small town

913 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Liberty

Most working residents leave Liberty for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Bemidji (52%), Red Lake (3%) and Bemidji (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Liberty1%
Bemidji52%
Red Lake3%
Bemidji3%
Cass Lake3%
13 mi
median commute distance
94
jobs based in Liberty
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Liberty has cold winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to -3°.

78°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–21°
Spring28–51°
Summer54–76°
Fall33–52°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
78°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Liberty is

Liberty beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
What stands outLibertyMN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth12.1%8.9%
More smokers16.1%13.1%
More adults without reliable transportation8.7%7.1%
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
10.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 44% of U.S. communities.

44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
44Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Liberty’s public schools outperform 45% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Liberty’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Schoolcraft Learning CommunityK–8192B
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Outdoors

2% of Liberty is conserved land

0.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

2%conserved
Map of Liberty: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2%
conserved · 468 of 23,073 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. James B. Fern Wildlife Management Area—217
2. Long Lake Wildlife Management Area—159
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Liberty for work

Where Liberty’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

52% → Bemidji Bemidji 52% 3% → Red Lake Red Lake 3% 3% → Bemidji Bemidji 3% 3% → Cass Lake Cass Lake 3% 3% → Little Rock Little Rock 3% 2% → Blackduck Blackduck 2% Liberty · 1% stay
94jobs based in Liberty
1%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Liberty

Township in Minnesota, United States

Liberty Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 746 as of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
746
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,430 ft

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