| North Liberty, Iowa | |||
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| Downtown North Liberty | |||
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| Location of North Liberty, Iowa | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
| State | Iowa | ||
| County | Johnson | ||
| Incorporated | 1913 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Council-manager government | ||
| • Mayor | Tom Salm | ||
| • City Administrator | Ryan Heiar | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 6.8 sq mi (17.6 km2) | ||
| • Land | 6.8 sq mi (17.6 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 781 ft (238 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 13,374 | ||
| • Density | 791.9/sq mi (305.8/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| ZIP code | 52317 | ||
| Area code(s) | 319 | ||
| FIPS code | 19-57360 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0465945 | ||
| Website | http://www.northlibertyiowa.org/ | ||
North Liberty is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is a suburb of Iowa City and part of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,374. A special census taken by the city in 2004 counted 7,224 residents,[1] while the Census Bureau's estimated 2007 population for North Liberty was 10,982.[2]. From 2000 to 2010, North Liberty was the second-fastest growing town in Iowa.
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The North Liberty area was first settled in 1838 by John Gaylor and Alonzo C. Dennison. It was originally known as "Big Bottom" or "North Bend" (in reference to its location near the bend of the Iowa River) by its earliest settlers and was later known as "Squash Bend" before the city was platted as North Liberty in 1857.[3]
North Liberty incorporated on November 10, 1913, when its population was approximately 190.[4] Population growth accelerated in the 1960s, and the Iowa City Community School District opened Penn Elementary there in 1961. A 1967 special census placed the city's population at 782. The population grew to over 2,000 by 1980, and in response in 1984 the North Liberty Community Library [1] was founded and Penn Meadows Park, the city's largest, was opened. By 2000, the population of the city was over 5,000 and the city had established its own police and fire departments, and built a community center with library and aquatic park, as well as a city administration building. The city has since continued to grow, with a population of 7,224 in a 2004 special census. In 2007, the population was estimated to be 10,982, making North Liberty the second fastest growing city in Iowa.[2][3]
North Liberty is located at (41.743029, -91.607807).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.8 square miles (18 km2), all of it land.
North Liberty is located on the Iowan erosion surface. Drivers on I-380 experience an abrupt transition from the muted topography of the Iowan surface to the rolling hills of the Southern Iowa drift plain 4 miles south of North Liberty.
| Historical Populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1920 | 171 | — |
| 1930 | 161 | −5.8% |
| 1940 | 282 | +75.2% |
| 1950 | 309 | +9.6% |
| 1960 | 334 | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 1,055 | +215.9% |
| 1980 | 2,046 | +93.9% |
| 1990 | 2,926 | +43.0% |
| 2000 | 5,367 | +83.4% |
| 2010 | 13,374 | +149.2% |
| Source:"American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. and Iowa Data Center | ||
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 13,374 people, and 5,492 households residing in the city. There were 5,761 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 96.7% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population.
The sewage from the city is treated at a modern and sophisticated treatment plant using Membrane Bio-Reactor(MBR) technology followed by UV sterilization. It is designed to be able to discharge more than 2 million gallons of high quality effluent to Muddy Creek each day.
The radio telescope located northeast of North Liberty (; designation "NL") on Mehaffey Bridge Road is one of ten dishes comprising the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA).
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