Leonore, Illinois

Leonore
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	LaSalle
Township	Richland
Elevation	674 ft (205 m)
Coordinates
Area	0.09 sq mi (0 km2)
- land	0.09 sq mi (0 km2)
- water	0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	110 (2000)
Density	1,279.8 / sq mi (494 / km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61332
Area code	815
Location of Leonore within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Leonore, Illinois

Leonore is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 110 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area. Leonore is known locally as the site of a famous bank robbery.

Geography

Leonore is located at (41.189377, -88.981384).

According to the 2010 census, Leonore has a total area of 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	277		—
1910	203		−26.7%
1920	189		−6.9%
1930	173		−8.5%
1940	179		3.5%
1950	204		14.0%
1960	195		−4.4%
1970	196		0.5%
1980	196		0.0%
1990	134		−31.6%
2000	110		−17.9%
2010	130		18.2%
Est. 2014	127		−2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 110 people, 52 households, and 30 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,279.8 people per square mile (471.9/km²). There were 54 housing units at an average density of 628.3 per square mile (231.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.09% White, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.82% of the population.

There were 52 households out of which 17.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the village the population was spread out with 14.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 25.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $30,750 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,465. There were no families and 1.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 6.5% of those over 64.