Liberty township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 25.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 483 (all rural)
Males: 245 | ![]() |
Females: 238 | ![]() |
Occupied houses/apartments: 483 (426 owner occupied, 57 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 12% |
State: | 30% |
Races in Liberty township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 35.6
Median age of females: 35.5
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Average household size: 2.91
Liberty township: | 2.9 people |
Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
Liberty township: | $42,760 |
Missouri: | $46,931 |
Here: | $512 |
State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,200 (it was $91,800 in 2000)
: | $139,200 |
Missouri: | $133,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $175,499
Here: $175,499 State: $173,356
Townhouses or other attached units: $172,431
Here: $172,431 State: $164,597
In 2-unit structures: $123,913
Here: $123,913 State: $128,124
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $76,496
Here: $76,496 State: $162,570
Mobile homes: $28,070
Here: $28,070 State: $50,605
Population density: 19 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 8.4% |
Whole state: | 11.7% |
This township: | 3.8% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Liberty township include: Passover Church (A), Barks Chapel (B), Assembly of God Church (C), Bethlehem Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Borneman Cemetery (1), Spivey Cemetery (2), Stoder Cemetery (3), Proffer Cemetery (4), Crump Cemetery (5), Passover Cemetery (6), Proffer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Lake Girardeau (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: Upper Castor River (A), Hog Creek (B), Gizzard Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Liberty township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 389
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 31
- South: 41
- West: 12
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 139
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 45
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Liberty township with a mortgage: 27 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21
- Construction (29%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Paper (5%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Health care (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Apparel (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Electricians (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (18%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Liberty township:
- German (46.9%)
- United States or American (18.1%)
- Irish (9.1%)
- European (7.9%)
- English (4.7%)
- Dutch (2.8%)
- French (except Basque) (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 178 (82%)
- Carpooled: 31 (14%)
- Other means: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 5 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Wood (20%)
98.2% of residents of Liberty township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 481- In family households: 456 (130 male householders, 6 female householders)
135 spouses, 162 children (151 natural, 5 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (11 male householders (6 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person, 5 2-persons,
111 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (4 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
Here: | 15.7% |
Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
Here: | 30.8% |
Missouri: | 24.9% |