Liberty, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States

35°27′56″N 94°32′39″W / 35.46556°N 94.54417°W / 35.46556; -94.54417CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountySequoyahArea

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• Total2.325 sq mi (6.02 km²) • Land2.318 sq mi (6.00 km²) • Water0.007 sq mi (0.02 km²)Elevation

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830 ft (250 m)Population

(2010)^[1]

• Total220 • Density95/sq mi (37/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)918 & 539GNIS feature ID2584384^[2]

Liberty is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 220 as of the 2010 census.^[1]

Liberty had a post office from August 24, 1914, until August 15, 1927.^[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 2.325 square miles (6.02 km²); 2.318 square miles (6.00 km²) of its area is land, and 0.007 square miles (0.018 km²) is water.^[1]

Education

The school, Liberty School, made local news after the Sandy Hook shooting in 2013 by installing bomb-resistant glass in its windows and doors as a security measure. The school provides education for children in grades K - 8.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Liberty, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
^ Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 141. ISBN 0806111402.
^ "Bomb Resistant Doors, Windows Installed at Sequoyah County School". News On 6. January 14, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2024.