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Notable locations in Liberty: Amite County Courthouse (A), Liberty Rural Volunteer Fire Department (B), Liberty Volunteer Fire Department (C), Liberty Ambulance Service (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Liberty include: Cedar Grove Church (A), Liberty Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bryant Cemetery (1), Liberty Cemetery (2), McDowell Cemetery (3), Cedar Grove Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Carroll Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Liberty Public Liberty (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Clinic Drive).
Courts: Walthall County - Human Services Department- Youth Court Counselor (185 Irene Street), Amite County - Justice Court Clerk (185 Irene Street).
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Amite County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM10
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 48.2. This is significantly worse than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 20.1. This is about average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 15.2. This is significantly worse than average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 27.3%
(23.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.3% for Black residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.3 people | | Mississippi: |  2.6 people |
| This town: | 63.2% | | Whole state: | 70.1% |
| This town: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Liberty, MS
23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Liberty compared to Mississippi state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Liberty (2011 data):
- Trustmark National Bank: Liberty Branch at 140 Main Street, branch established on 1936/10/03. Info updated 2012/03/26: Bank assets: $9,612.1 mil, Deposits: $7,410.1 mil, headquarters in Jackson, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 186 total offices, Holding Company: Trustmark Corporation
- First Bank: Liberty Branch at 832 East Main Street, branch established on 1983/09/21. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $341.7 mil, Deposits: $299.4 mil, headquarters in Mccomb, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: First Southwest Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (53%)
- Utility gas (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (3%)
Religion statistics for Liberty (based on Amite County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 55.97%
| Here | | 56.0% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Assemblies of God | Other |
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| Adherents | 79.1% | 9.1% | 7.2% | 1.1% | 3.5% |
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| Congregations | 54.3% | 15.2% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 19.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 3 | This county: | 2.25 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8 | This county: | 6.00 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 1 | Amite County: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 5.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 13.6% | | Mississippi: | 12.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 37.3% | | Mississippi: | 33.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Amite County: | 14.3% | | State: | 14.4% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $8,097 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,351 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $6,418 | $38,508 | 2 | $921 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $199 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $2,338 | $14,028 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $1,404 | $16,848 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $3,496 | $20,976 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $100 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $13,656 | $23,410 | 14 | $10,668 |
Liberty government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $0 ($0.00)
- Charges - Sewerage: $55,000 ($75.65)
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $356,000 ($489.68)
Financial Administration: $240,000 ($330.12)
Regular Highways: $200,000 ($275.10)
Police Protection: $182,000 ($250.34)
Water Utilities: $110,000 ($151.31)
Parks and Recreation: $62,000 ($85.28)
Solid Waste Management: $42,000 ($57.77)
Sewerage: $30,000 ($41.27)
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000 ($30.26)
Local Fire Protection: $10,000 ($13.76)
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,000 ($6.88)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,000 ($5.50)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,000 ($42.64)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $10,000 ($13.76)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $242,000 ($332.87)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $148,000 ($203.58)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,000 ($171.94)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $325,000 ($447.04)
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $372,000 ($511.69)
Water Utilities: $131,000 ($180.19)
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $244,000 ($335.63)
All Other: $29,000 ($39.89)
- Tax - Property: $91,000 ($125.17)
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $5,000 ($6.88)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $399,000 ($548.83)
7.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,813 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.56% | | Mississippi average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,520 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.53% | | Mississippi average: | 8.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Liberty:
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WAPF (980 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WHNY (1250 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: C.W.H. BROADCASTING INC.)
- WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
- WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAKK (1140 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
- WJBO (1150 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIBR (1300 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Liberty:
- WMAU-FM (88.9 FM; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WAZA (107.7 FM; LIBERTY, MS; Owner: SOUTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAKH (105.7 FM; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQNZ (95.1 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: FIRST NATCHEZ CORPORATION)
- WEMX (94.1 FM; KENTWOOD, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZFL-FM (104.9 FM; CENTREVILLE, MS; Owner: SOUTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQCK (92.7 FM; CLINTON, LA; Owner: BETHANY WORLD PRAYER CENTER, INC.)
- WAQL (90.5 FM; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Liberty:
- WMAU-TV (Channel 17; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
- WNTZ (Channel 48; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF NATCHEZ LICENSE CORP.)
- W24CR (Channel 24; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W36AC (Channel 36; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Liberty fatal accident list:
Sep 24, 2004 09:39 PM, Sr-24, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 30, 2000 05:39 PM, 24 W Main St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 13, 1995 03:10 AM, Old Jackso, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 1, 1985 00:01 AM, 030005, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 16, 1983 09:45 PM, 030076, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 27, 1977 08:35 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 12, 1975 11:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $491,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,800
Total average daily truck traffic: 384
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 7,200
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Liberty)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 40 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6 - City Hall (Lat: 31.158222 Lon: -90.809000), Call Sign: KNFZ717, Licensee ID: L00037010
Assigned Frequencies: 154.010 MHz, 154.160 MHz
Grant Date: 06/26/2002, Expiration Date: 07/15/2012
Registrant: Liberty, Town Of, Liberty, MS 39645, Phone: (601) 657-8071 - City Hall (Lat: 31.158222 Lon: -90.809000), Call Sign: KNDB842, Licensee ID: L00037010
Assigned Frequencies: 154.085 MHz
Grant Date: 08/13/2002, Expiration Date: 08/13/2012
Registrant: Liberty, Town Of, Liberty, MS 39645 - 2 Mi Ne (Lat: 31.174889 Lon: -90.788444), Call Sign: KKW825, Licensee ID: L00086930
Assigned Frequencies: 151.145 MHz, 151.355 MHz
Grant Date: 10/25/1995, Expiration Date: 12/04/2000, Cancellation Date: 02/04/2001
Registrant: State Of Mississippi, 301 N Lamar St Ste 300, Jackson, MS 39201, Phone: (601) 359-1386 - Amite Cty Jail Adjacent To Courthouse (Lat: 31.155722 Lon: -90.807889), Call Sign: KLJ252, Licensee ID: L00048139
Assigned Frequencies: 45.1800 MHz, 45.2200 MHz
Grant Date: 07/18/2002, Expiration Date: 08/10/2012
Registrant: County Of Amite, Courthouse, Liberty, MS 39645, Phone: (601) 657-8057 - Amite Cty Jail Adj To Cths (Lat: 31.007667 Lon: -90.810389), Call Sign: WZW939, Licensee ID: L00048139
Assigned Frequencies: 462.950 MHz, 462.975 MHz, 463.000 MHz, 463.025 MHz, 463.050 MHz, 463.075 MHz, 463.100 MHz, 463.125 MHz, 463.150 MHz, 463.175 MHz
Grant Date: 07/19/2004, Expiration Date: 05/25/2014
Registrant: Amite County Sheriffs Dept - Tank, Tank On Industrial Park Rd. (Lat: 31.157083 Lon: -90.791000), Type: Tank, Structure height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WQAX700
Assigned Frequencies: 451.137 MHz
Grant Date: 08/24/2004, Expiration Date: 08/24/2014, Certifier: Richard Stratton
Registrant: Dexter Fortson Associates, Inc., 910 Ploof Drive, Hueytown, AL 35023, Phone: (205) 432-2700, Fax: (205) 491-4751, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - 10903, 3 Mls S/Se Liberty On Sw Side Ms-584 (Mswin 10903) (Lat: 31.128611 Lon: -90.769611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 106.3 m, Call Sign: WQKA272, Licensee ID: L01412109
Assigned Frequencies: 6743.75 MHz
Grant Date: 03/03/2009, Expiration Date: 03/03/2019, Certifier: Johnnie M Bailey
Registrant: State Of Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission, 412 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue Mail Code 66-01, Jackson, MS 39216, Phone: (601) 359-5363, Email:
- LIBERTY, 4176b Hwy 569 North (Lat: 31.178917 Lon: -90.787972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 122 m, Overall height: 128 m, Call Sign: WQLP359
Assigned Frequencies: 6345.49 MHz, 6315.84 MHz
Grant Date: 03/19/2010, Expiration Date: 03/19/2020, Certifier: Victor H Meena
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chtd., 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
- STATION, Capline Liberty Terminal 1.9 Mi Ene Of (Lat: 31.162944 Lon: -90.776750), Overall height: 76.2 m, Call Sign: KZG71
Assigned Frequencies: 1935.00 MHz, 1945.00 MHz
Grant Date: 09/23/1993, Expiration Date: 09/23/1998, Cancellation Date: 11/21/1995
Registrant: Phone: (713) 245-1303
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Liberty)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7283A , Serial Number: 29383, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 09/26/1956
Registrant (Individual): Paul J Mcgehee, 4044b Highway 567 N, Liberty, MS 39645
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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| Most common first names in Liberty, MS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 40 | 72.9 years |
| Willie | 39 | 74.7 years |
| William | 39 | 74.0 years |
| Mary | 37 | 80.5 years |
| John | 35 | 75.4 years |
| Robert | 26 | 74.2 years |
| Thomas | 22 | 75.8 years |
| George | 21 | 70.5 years |
| Henry | 18 | 82.6 years |
| Charles | 14 | 77.4 years |
| Most common last names in Liberty, MS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Jackson | 42 | 75.5 years |
| Robinson | 40 | 75.9 years |
| Bates | 40 | 73.6 years |
| Patterson | 32 | 67.1 years |
| Whittington | 30 | 75.0 years |
| Jones | 29 | 69.4 years |
| Smith | 25 | 81.2 years |
| Hughes | 22 | 71.7 years |
| Nunnery | 22 | 75.1 years |
| Weathersby | 21 | 72.2 years |
Businesses in Liberty, MS
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