Around the time of the 19th century British emancipation of slaves in British Antigua and Barbuda, a colonial plantation owner had financial troubles and was forced to sell off a part of her property in small lots. The ex-slaves in the neighbourhood bought up all the small freeholds, as they desired to own land in perpetuity. "Liberta", meaning liberty and honoring the freed people, became the settlement's name in 1835. By 1842, a painted signboard near its border read: "The Village of Liberta".
The new landowners immediately settled on the lots they had purchased, framed their houses, and cultivated their gardens. Besides working on nearby plantations, income was sometimes also earned working as mechanics at Nelson's Dockyard at Falmouth Harbour. Later on, their descendants also worked in other trades, such as tailors and shop keepers.
Education
Liberta Junior Secondary serves grades 1–9 in the village. There is a small steelpan orchestra there.
Demographics
Liberta has six enumeration districts.
Census data (2011)
Source:
Q48 Ethnic
Counts
%
African descendent
1,867
93.22%
Caucasian/White
12
0.58%
East Indian/India
7
0.37%
Mixed (Black/White)
5
0.26%
Mixed (Other)
54
2.70%
Hispanic
30
1.48%
Other
16
0.79%
Don't know/Not stated
12
0.58%
Total
2,003
100.00%
Q49 Religion
Counts
%
Adventist
520
26.06%
Anglican
132
6.60%
Baptist
55
2.77%
Church of God
45
2.23%
Evangelical
16
0.80%
Jehovah Witness
47
2.34%
Methodist
100
5.00%
Moravian
243
12.18%
Nazarene
13
0.64%
None/no religion
82
4.10%
Pentecostal
249
12.50%
Rastafarian
24
1.22%
Roman Catholic
98
4.89%
Weslyan Holiness
152
7.61%
Other
85
4.26%
Don't know/Not stated
136
6.81%
Total
1,995
100.00%
NotApp :
8
Q55 Internet Use
Counts
%
Yes
854
42.64%
No
1,112
55.51%
Don't know/Not stated
37
1.85%
Total
2,003
100.00%
Q58. Country of birth
Counts
%
Africa
3
0.16%
Other Latin or North American countries
4
0.21%
Antigua and Barbuda
1,467
73.25%
Other Caribbean countries
11
0.53%
Canada
1
0.05%
Other Asian countries
3
0.16%
Other European countries
1
0.05%
Dominica
42
2.12%
Dominican Republic
23
1.17%
Guyana
143
7.15%
Jamaica
166
8.26%
Montserrat
6
0.32%
St. Kitts and Nevis
5
0.26%
St. Lucia
12
0.58%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
13
0.64%
Trinidad and Tobago
4
0.21%
United Kingdom
14
0.69%
USA
57
2.86%
USVI United States Virgin Islands
14
0.69%
Not Stated
13
0.64%
Total
2,003
100.00%
Q71 Country of Citizenship 1
Counts
%
Antigua and Barbuda
1,705
85.12%
Other Caribbean countries
4
0.21%
Canada
1
0.05%
Other Asian and Middle Eastern countries
3
0.16%
Dominica
18
0.90%
Dominican Republic
17
0.85%
Guyana
85
4.24%
Jamaica
124
6.20%
Monsterrat
1
0.05%
St. Lucia
3
0.16%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
7
0.37%
United Kingdom
11
0.53%
USA
12
0.58%
Other countries
4
0.21%
Not Stated
7
0.37%
Total
2,003
100.00%
Q71 Country of Citizenship 2 (Country of Second Citizenship)
Counts
%
Other Caribbean countries
21
8.16%
Dominica
24
9.39%
Dominican Republic
8
3.27%
Guyana
67
25.71%
Jamaica
38
14.69%
Monsterrat
2
0.82%
St. Lucia
7
2.86%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
11
4.08%
Trinidad and Tobago
4
1.63%
United Kingdom
19
7.35%
USA
54
20.82%
Other countries
3
1.22%
Total
260
100.00%
NotApp :
1,743
Q91 Business Earning (Earnings a business made)
Counts
%
Under $1,000 EC per month
29
34.62%
1,000 to $1,999 EC per month
14
16.67%
2,000 to $2,999 EC per month
15
17.95%
3,000 to $4,999 EC per month
13
15.38%
$5,000 EC and over per month
13
15.38%
Total
83
100.00%
NotApp :
1,891
Missing :
30
Employment status
Counts
%
Employed
925
62.60%
Unemployed
97
6.53%
Inactive
442
29.94%
Not stated
14
0.93%
Total
1,478
100.00%
NotApp :
525
Q117 MoneyOverseas (Money from friends and relatives overseas)
Populated places of Antigua and Barbuda