Leonville, Louisiana

Leonville, Louisiana
Town
Town of Leonville
CDT)
Area code	337
FIPS code	22-43395
Website	townofleonville.com

Leonville is a

.

Geography

Leonville is located at 30°28′12″N 91°58′57″W / 30.47000°N 91.98250°W / 30.47000; -91.98250 (30.470031, -91.982407).^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	326		—
1930	408		25.2%
1940	451		10.5%
1950	514		14.0%
1960	526		2.3%
1970	512		−2.7%
1980	1,143		123.2%
1990	825		−27.8%
2000	1,007		22.1%
2010	1,084		7.6%
2020	868		−19.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

As of the

, there were 1,084 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 58.3% White, 40.8% Black, 0.1% Native American and 0.3% from two or more races. 0.6% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of the

of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 365 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,982, and the median income for a family was $30,673. Males had a median income of $29,554 versus $15,000 for females. The

, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 34.7% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

The majority of people who live in Leonville are

church, just outside the village, on the road to Opelousas. Burials and interments take place in the village's one cemetery, next to Saint Leo's church.

Facilities

The village has a post office, a bank, a grocery store (Champagne's and M&M) and a convenience store both selling gas, and a Dollar General store.

Notable people

• Clifton Chenier, zydeco recording artist

References