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Liberty Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for schools and health; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Liberty Township’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 15 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. Liberty Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Liberty Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,063 in 2000, 1,366 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 6 maps from 1911 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Liberty Township. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
34 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
9 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
5 mi National Military ParkGettysburg National Military Park730K visitors a year
9 mi LandmarkGettysburg National Cemetery
6 mi National Historic SiteEisenhower National Historic Site75K visitors a yearRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain · Eisenhower National Historic Site: Jack E. Boucher, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Liberty Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Liberty Township.
Liberty Township: 1% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 48, to 123. The middle household income for Liberty Township comes to $93,000. The top destinations are Gettysburg (7%), Cumberland Township (5%) and Frederick (4%).
| Liberty Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four in five adults had a checkup this year in Liberty Township. Against the Pennsylvania average, Liberty Township comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 1.
| Liberty Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Liberty Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 68.6% | 64.4% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.7% | 85.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). Liberty Township’s age of the median resident is 50.2 years. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania. It has grown 2.6% since 2020, to 1,413 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Liberty Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
56% women, 44% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Liberty Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.2% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 19% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.7% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
The range runs from 22° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 28 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Liberty Township's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. For Liberty Township, the property crime rate is 3.5 per 1,000 residents. No violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Liberty Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.5 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
9.2 miles of trail. The concentration of trails in Liberty Township is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Liberty Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA puts 72% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to hurricanes. Liberty Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 45 of 100. Since 1989, Liberty Township has seen 19 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Liberty Township
About 4 of every 100 Liberty Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
1,237 counted in 2010 and 1,376 in 2020; an estimated 1,413 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Liberty Township is a township that is located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,237 at the time of the 2010 census.
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