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Liberty TownshipNE

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.

What makes Liberty Township stand out

Where Liberty Township beats most towns.

Small town

198 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Balderson TownshipBarneston TownshipIsland Grove TownshipBalderson TownshipBarneston TownshipIsland Grove TownshipLiberty Township
Liberty, Nebraska Webster St 1
Liberty, Nebraska Webster St 1, 2012
Liberty Township’s story

188 years in pictures

Census counts: 27 in 1880, a peak of 469 in 1890, 37 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1970 on.

  • 1838Liberty Township is founded
Explore the history →
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 →
PowerNorris Public Power District9.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVillage of Barneston water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers60% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Liberty Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSouthern School District 1Lewiston Consolidated Schools2 districts serve Liberty Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Nebraska you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person until 11 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereGage County ClerkGage County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes68381, 68309, 6846668381 48% · 68309 41% · 68466 11%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Liberty Township.

Work & commute

The average trip to work in Liberty Township is longer than in most of Nebraska or the rest of the country

A fifth of residents live below the poverty line in Liberty Township, where Nebraska’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 58 Nebraska towns, just 2 have a lower income of the median household than Liberty Township. The top destinations are Beatrice (28%), Wymore (12%) and Lincoln (8%). For half of commuters, work is under 21 miles away.

0%work in town
Liberty TownshipNebraska townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work33 minutes17 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line20%11%9.6%
Median household income$53,000$69,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Liberty Township0%
Beatrice28%
Wymore12%
Lincoln8%
Omaha7%
21 mi
median commute distance
4
jobs based in Liberty Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

High risk in Liberty Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Liberty Township, 34% come from inland flooding and 23% from tornadoes.

68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Liberty Township

The range runs from 15° on a January night to 89° on a July afternoon, with about 16 inches of snow a winter.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–39°
Spring40–64°
Summer63–86°
Fall42–66°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Housing

A larger share of households in Liberty Township live in a home they own than in the typical Nebraska or U.S. town

Homes in Liberty Township are typically worth about $320,000, up 0.5% in a year, 15% above the Nebraska typical home.

$320KZillow home value

Typical home value

Liberty Township$320K
Nebraska$278K
+0.5%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Health

How healthy Liberty Township is

Two figures for adults in Liberty Township: 15% have diabetes, 17% have been diagnosed with depression. Against the Nebraska average, Liberty Township comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12. No town among the 58 in Nebraska we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Liberty Township. Among adults here, 45% have high blood pressure.

Liberty TownshipNebraska townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)45%34%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%11%12%
Depression (CDC PLACES)17%18%23%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%31%36%
32 measures vs. Nebraska
4 better16 too close to call12 worse
What stands outLiberty TownshipNE
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.4%12.4%
More adults treating high blood pressure83.3%77.5%
More adults with heart disease9.7%6.1%
Community Memorial Healthcare
15 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Liberty Township is conserved land

2.0 miles of trail. Liberty Township’s trail density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,979 acres
2.0 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

None within 15 miles of Liberty Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Liberty Township for work

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

28% → Beatrice Beatrice 28% 12% → Wymore Wymore 12% 8% → Lincoln Lincoln 8% 7% → Omaha Omaha 7% 6% → Marysville Marysville 6% 2% → Blue Springs Blue Springs 2% Liberty Township · 0% stay
4jobs based in Liberty Township
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Liberty Township

Village in Nebraska, United States

Liberty is a village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 37 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,302 ft
ZIP code
68381

Questions about Liberty Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Liberty Township, NE a good place to live?

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