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The Missouri State Fair is the state fair for the state of Missouri, which has operated since 1901 in Sedalia, Missouri. It includes daily concerts, exhibits and competitions of animals, homemade crafts, shows, and many food/lemonade stands, and it lasts 11 days.
The Liberty 53 School District operates ten elementary, four middle and two senior high schools. [20] Liberty has a public library, a branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library. [21] Liberty is also home to William Jewell College, a private, four-year liberal arts college of more than 900 undergraduate students that was founded in 1849. [22]
Liberty High School (LHS) is a four-year high school located in Liberty, Missouri. Its 2019–2020 enrollment is approximately 2000, having rapidly increased with the addition of the freshman class for the first time during the 2013–2014 school year.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 253,335, [1] making it the fifth-most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Liberty. [2] The county was organized January 2, 1822, and named in honor of U.S. Representative Henry Clay from Kentucky, later a member of the United States Senate and United States Secretary of State.
For a short time, during the Spanish–American War in 1898, the Liberty Tribune was published daily. [8] In February 2017, the Liberty Tribune merged with sister publications The Kearney Courier and The Smithville Herald to form the Courier-Tribune. The consolidated weekly newspaper was owned by St. Joseph-based News-Press & Gazette Company. [9]
The James L. Mathewson Exhibition Center is a publicly owned 3,155-seat multi-purpose arena on the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Missouri.Built in 1988, it received its current name in 1994 to honor Missouri Senator James L. Mathewson, who was instrumental in getting support for the State Fair to the General Assembly.
Odd Fellows Home District is a national historic district located at Liberty, Clay County, Missouri.It encompasses three contributing buildings, one contributing site, and four contributing structures associated with an institutional home and hospital.
South Liberty Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Liberty, Clay County, Missouri. It encompasses nine contributing buildings in the central business district of Liberty.