British trapper and explorer Peter Skene Ogden was the first European to map and describe the "Ogden Hole" valley which would later include Liberty.[5] The Liberty area was settled beginning in 1859 as an outgrowth of Eden. In 1892, a separate townsite was laid out[4] and a separate ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized.[6][7] The name came from John Freeman's remarks that both cattle and people took "full liberty" in the area.[8]
Settlement happened gradually, homes built one at a time rather than in tract housing.[citation needed] Traditionally a farming and ranching community, Liberty has developed in recent years into a recreational community and commuter town for the Ogden area.[citation needed]
As of the 2020 census, Liberty had a population of 1,522. The median age was 40.2 years. 27.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 119.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 117.6 males age 18 and over.[10][11]
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[12]
There were 467 households in Liberty, of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 77.3% were married-couple households, 10.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 9.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[10]
There were 534 housing units, of which 12.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.0%.[10]
As of the 2010 census, there were 1,257 people living in the CDP. There were 437 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.2% White, 1.0% Asian, 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.9% from some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population.[13]
↑"Liberty". Utah History Resource Center: Markers and Monuments Database. Utah Department of Community and Culture. Retrieved August 29, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑(Utah), Historical Records Survey (1937). "Inventory of the County Archives of Utah: Weber County (Ogden)". Inventory of the County Archives of Utah. p.22. Retrieved August 21, 2015. Liberty, the only other settlement in Ogden Hole, is an outgrowth of Eden which only began to grow distinct after 1871; it was organized as a L.D.S. Ward in 1892.
↑Roberts, Richard C.; Richard W. Sadler (January 1997). A History of Weber County(PDF). Utah Centennial County History Series. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society. pp.83–84. ISBN0-913738-14-X.[dead link]
