Liberty County | |
|---|---|
 The Liberty County Courthouse in Liberty | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 30°09′N 94°49′W / 30.15°N 94.81°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1836 |
| Named for | Liberty |
| Seat | Liberty |
| Largest city | Dayton |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,176 sq mi (3,050 km2) |
| • Land | 1,158 sq mi (3,000 km2) |
| • Water | 18 sq mi (50 km2) 1.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 91,628 |
| • Density | 78/sq mi (30/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 36th |
| Website | www |
Liberty County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 91,628.[1] The county seat is Liberty.[2] It was founded in 1831, as a municipality in Mexico as Villa de la Santísima Trinidad de la Libertad by commissioner José Francisco Madero and organized as a county of the Republic of Texas in 1836.[3][4][5] Its name was anglicized as Liberty based on the ideal of American liberty.[6]
Liberty County is part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area.
- ^ "Liberty County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "TSHA | Liberty County". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ "Liberty County". Texas Almanac. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 186.