New Liberty, Iowa
human settlement in Scott County, Iowa, United States of America
New Liberty is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 138 at the time of the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.10 square miles (0.26 km2), all land.
Education
Elementary school-aged children living in the city attend school at Bennett Community School District, with junior high and high school students attending Durant High School; the arrangement is part of a whole-grade sharing agreement between the Durant and Bennett school districts. However, there is an option for the elementary students to go to another local town's high school, Tipton High School.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 138 people, 60 households, and 44 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,534.5 inhabitants per square mile (592.5/km2). There were 60 housing units at an average density of 667.2 per square mile (257.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.5% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.0% from other races and 6.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 5.8% of the population.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “New Liberty, Iowa” as human settlement in Scott County, Iowa, United States of America. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as human settlement in Scott County, Iowa, United States of America. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1926290. The first chronological checks are 2020.
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