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Liberty was settled in 1822 and almost immediately became the county seat of the newly organized Clay County, taking its name from the American concept of liberty itself.

Liberty was incorporated as a town on May 7, 1829, and reincorporated as a city in 1851, making its municipal government one of the oldest in western Missouri.

Liberty had 30,167 residents at the 2020 census, living in 11,341 households across the city's roughly 29 square miles in Kansas City's Northland.

Liberty is home to William Jewell College, a private liberal arts college founded in 1849 and named for Dr. William Jewell, who donated $10,000 to help start the school.

During the Civil War, Jewell Hall — William Jewell College's main building — was used by the U.S. Army as a hospital, infirmary, and stables.

The historic Liberty Jail held Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and other church leaders through the winter of 1838–1839 after the Mormon War; the jail is now a museum and historic site.

Liberty's Clay County Savings Association building was the site of an 1866 bank robbery by the Jesse James gang, and the building now houses the Jesse James Bank Museum.

Liberty has 16 separate listings on the National Register of Historic Places, including two courthouse-square historic districts, the Garrison School Historic District, and Jewell Hall.

Liberty High School was chartered in 1890, and today the Liberty 53 School District runs ten elementary schools, four middle schools, and two senior high schools serving the city.

Liberty Hospital is one of the city's largest employers with about 1,400 workers, and Hallmark Cards runs a major distribution warehouse in Liberty.