Leasburg, Missouri

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Leasburg, Missouri
Location of Leasburg, Missouri
Location of Leasburg, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°5′34″N 91°17′49″W / 38.09278, -91.29694
Country United States
State Missouri
County Crawford
Area
 - Total 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
 - Land 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 1,027 ft (313 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 323
 - Density 750.2/sq mi (289.7/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 65535
Area code(s) 573
FIPS code 29-41114[1]
GNIS feature ID 0750670[2]

Leasburg is a village in Crawford County, Missouri, United States. The population was 323 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Leasburg is located at 38°5′34″N, 91°17′49″W (38.092657, -91.297002)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 323 people, 144 households, and 88 families residing in the village. The population density was 750.2 people per square mile (290.0/km²). There were 162 housing units at an average density of 376.3/sq mi (145.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.45% White, 0.62% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 144 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $19,750, and the median income for a family was $29,250. Males had a median income of $27,188 versus $11,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,878. About 14.6% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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