Cities with Patriotic-Sounding Names

There are 31 places nationwide with “liberty” in their name. The most populous one is Liberty, Missouri. (29,581).  Iowa, with four, has more of these places than any other state: Libertyville, New Liberty, North Liberty and West Liberty.

Thirty-one places are named “eagle” – after the majestic bird that serves as our national symbol.  (Places include cities, towns, villages, and census-designated places.) The most populous such place is Eagle Pass, Texas, with 26,401 residents.  There is also Eagle County, Colorado, with a population of 51,359.

Twelve places have “independence” in their name.  The most populous of these is Independence, Missouri, with 109,400 residents.

Nine places adopted the name “freedom.”  Freedom, California, with 6,000 residents, has the largest population among these.

There are five places in the country that are named “America”, the most populous being American Fork, Utah, population 25,596.

There is one place named “patriot” – Patriot, Indiana, with a population of 195.

Source: United States Census Bureau, Census 2000
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/010315.html> 
and American FactFinder <www.census.gov>)