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Population (year 2000): 555. Estimated
population in July 2005: 554 (-0.2% change)
Males: 267 (48.1%), Females: 288 (51.9%)
Ogle County
Zip code:
61047
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $36,528 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,700 (year 2000)
Races in Leaf River:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Black (1.6%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (37.1%), English (13.0%),
Irish (11.7%), United States (7.0%), Swedish (5.9%),
Scotch-Irish (3.1%).
Elevation: 709 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Leaf River
- High school or higher: 81.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Leaf River village
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 59.6%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 12.4%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +8 (+1.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Leaf River:
- FREEPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
FREEPORT, IL)
- KATHERINE SHAW BETHEA HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
DIXON, IL)
- H DOUGLAS SINGER MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 26 miles;
ROCKFORD, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Leaf
River:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 23 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 33 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
- ROCK CO (about 43 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Leaf River:
- BARNETT MEMORIAL (about 7 miles; MOUNT MORRIS, IL;
ID: C55)
- ALBERTUS (about 14 miles; FREEPORT, IL; ID: FEP)
- FREEPORT/DORNINK (about 20 miles; FREEPORT, IL; ID:
C86)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Leaf River:
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 65 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 66 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 67 miles;
WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
Public primary/middle school in Leaf River:
- LEAF RIVER GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 144;
Location: PO BOX 276; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Leaf River:
- BERTOLET MEM. L.D. (Operating income:
$62,093; Location: 705 MAIN STREET; 11,363 books; 91
audio materials; 784 video materials; 47 serial
subscriptions)
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