Liberty, Mississippi

Liberty, Mississippi
Amite County Courthouse in Liberty
Amite County Courthouse in Liberty
Location of Liberty, Mississippi
Location of Liberty, Mississippi
Liberty, Mississippi is located in the United States
Liberty, Mississippi
Liberty, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°9′39″N 90°48′14″W / 31.16083°N 90.80389°W / 31.16083; -90.80389
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyAmite
Government
 • MayorPat Talbert
Area
 • Total2.06 sq mi (5.34 km2)
 • Land2.06 sq mi (5.34 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
338 ft (103 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total560
 • Density271.71/sq mi (104.90/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39645
Area code601
FIPS code28-40640
GNIS feature ID0672435
Websitewww.amitecounty.ms/liberty

Liberty is a town in Amite County, Mississippi. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi micropolitan statistical area. It is the county seat of Amite County.[2]

The town can be accessed via I-55, then west on Mississippi Highway 24. McGehee Air Park is located about a mile west of town.

Liberty celebrates its Heritage Days Festival during the first weekend of each May.

Air Cruisers manufacturing plant is located in Liberty. Owned by Zodiac Aerospace, the plant produces evacuation slides, life rafts, and life vests for the aviation industry.

Eleven sites in or near Liberty are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.