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Liberty, Mississippi
Town in Mississippi, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Liberty, Mississippi | |
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![]() Amite County Courthouse in Liberty | |
![]() Location of Liberty, Mississippi | |
Coordinates: 31°9′39″N 90°48′14″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Amite |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pat Talbert |
Area | |
• Total | 2.06 sq mi (5.34 km2) |
• Land | 2.06 sq mi (5.34 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 560 |
• Density | 271.71/sq mi (104.90/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 39645 |
Area code | 601 |
FIPS code | 28-40640 |
GNIS feature ID | 0672435 |
Website | www |
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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.