Formed February 11, 1920 (52nd county)
Liberty County (1,959), Chester (846)
A red and tan brick structure was erected in 1900, bought by the county and remodeled in 1920. The facility is on East 1st Street at Adams Avenue. United States Highway 2 is one block north of the site. Frank Bossout provided the Federalist designs. The building was enlarged in 1949. The county was organized on February 11, 1920 as the 52nd county. Chester has always been the county seat. The county is named for the concept of liberty following World War I. Chester is named for Chester, Pennsylvania.
Liberty County government consists of a sheriff, an administrator, an attorney, a collector, a coroner, an assessor and a clerk (executive). It has 3 Commissioners (legislative.) One District Court Judge serves Liberty, Chouteau, and Hill counties and a court clerk serves Liberty County (judicial.) Liberty County is located on the northern border with Canada. Great Falls, Montana is south of the county. The county center is 4.7 miles North-Northwest of Chester. The county is surrounded clockwise by Canada and Hill, Chouteau, Pondera, and Toole counties. The county looks like a fat letter J.
The area of the county is 1430 square miles. It is 47 out of 56 in the state. It ranks 45 out of 56 in population in the state. It has a density of 1.4 persons per square mile making it 43 out of 56 in the state. Liberty County has 43.2% of its population in its incorporated areas. United States Highway 2 crosses east to west through the county from Hill County to Toole County. Chester is south and east of center in the county. Chester is the county seat and the largest city since it is the only incorporated city. It is 43.2% of the county population.
Chester
