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Kansas›Barton County

Liberty TownshipKS

A town of 214.

Is Liberty Township a good place to live?

Liberty Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

214 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Great BendPawnee Rock TownshipBuffalo TownshipSouth Bend TownshipGreat Bend TownshipLincoln TownshipRiver TownshipGreat BendPawnee Rock TownshipBuffalo TownshipSouth Bend TownshipGreat Bend TownshipLincoln TownshipRiver TownshipLiberty Township
Getting set up

Moving to Liberty Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Liberty Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerMidwest Energy12.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Great Bend water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Liberty Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsGreat Bend Unified School District 428Fort Larned Unified School District 4952 districts serve Liberty Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBarton County ClerkBarton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2021
ZIP code6753067530 99%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Liberty Township.

Work & commute

About two in five of Liberty Township’s working residents commute to Great Bend

Liberty Township’s median household income stands at $57,000. Most working residents leave Liberty Township for work: only 2% work in town. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 13%. The top destinations are Great Bend (41%), Great Bend Township (6%) and Hoisington (5%).

2%work in town
Liberty TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town1.8%15%8%
Median household income$57,000$73,000$80,000
Below the poverty line13%9.1%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Liberty Township2%
Great Bend41%
Great Bend Township6%
Hoisington5%
Wichita5%
8 mi
median commute distance
82
jobs based in Liberty Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Liberty Township: four seasons and hot summers

A winter brings about 12 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 92°.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–45°
Spring41–67°
Summer65–90°
Fall43–69°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Liberty Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by tornadoes

Compared with nearly two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Liberty Township is lower. FEMA puts 29% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to tornadoes, and 25% to inland flooding.

35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
35Low riskLowerHigher
TornadoesInland floodingHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Liberty Township is

Liberty Township: 15% of adults report frequent physical distress, above both Kansas’ towns (13%) and U.S. towns (14%). In Liberty Township, 13% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Only 9 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Liberty Township. Two figures for adults in the town: 14% have diabetes, 23% say their health is fair or poor.

Liberty TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)32%26%25%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)13%8.9%8.1%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%11%12%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)23%18%19%
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better15 too close to call17 worse
What stands outLiberty TownshipKS
More older adults who have lost all their teeth17.1%11.3%
More adults with COPD9.2%6.7%
More uninsured adults13.3%9.9%
University of KS Health System Great Bend Campus
7.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Liberty Township is conserved land

3.9 miles of trail. Liberty Township’s density of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Kansas’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 21,630 acres
3.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Liberty Township

16pages on Liberty Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Liberty Township

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Liberty Township for work

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

41% → Great Bend Great Bend 41% 6% → Great Bend Township Great Bend Township 6% 5% → Hoisington Hoisington 5% 5% → Wichita Wichita 5% 4% → Ellinwood Ellinwood 4% 4% → South Bend Township South Bend Township 4% Liberty Township · 2% stay
82jobs based in Liberty Township
2%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Liberty Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Liberty Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 262.

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

Area
34 sq mi
Elevation
1,890 ft

Questions about Liberty Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Liberty Township, KS a good place to live?

Liberty Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.