Leaf River, Illinois
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| Leaf River | |
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 Sign you see as you enter Leaf River.
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Ogle |
| Township | Leaf River |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 2.2 sq mi (6 km²) |
| - land | 2.2 sq mi (6 km²) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Population | 555 (2000) |
| Density | 249.2 /sq mi (96 /km²) |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Village President | Timothy Mulford (R) |
| Postal code | 61047 |
| Area code | 815 |
  Location of Leaf River within Illinois
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| Wikimedia Commons: Leaf River, Illinois | |
| Website: http://leafriver.homestead.com/VillageLR.html | |
Leaf River is a village in Leaf River Township, Ogle County, Illinois, along a stream of the same name. The population was 555 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Leaf River is located at (42.126350, -89.402976)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.2 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 555 people, 214 households, and 154 families residing in the village. The population density was 647.6 people per square mile (249.2/km²). There were 235 housing units at an average density of 274.2/sq mi (105.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.20% White, 1.62% African American and 0.18% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.
There were 214 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,528, and the median income for a family was $40,268. Males had a median income of $33,958 versus $21,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,620. About 2.5% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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