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As of the
census2
of 2000, there were 29 people, 17
households, and 8 families residing in
the city. The
population density was 24.9/km˛
(64.0/mi˛). There were 19 housing units
at an average density of 16.3/km˛
(42.0/mi˛). The racial makeup of the
city was 100.00%
White.
There
were 17 households out of which 5.9% had
children under the age of 18 living with
them, 41.2% were
married couples living together, and
52.9% were non-families. 52.9% of all
households were made up of individuals
and 35.3% had someone living alone who
was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 1.71 and the
average family size was 2.50.
In the city the
population was spread out with 6.9%
under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24,
31.0% from 25 to 44, 10.3% from 45 to
64, and 44.8% who were 65 years of age
or older. The median age was 62 years.
For every 100 females there were 93.3
males. For every 100 females age 18 and
over, there were 107.7 males.
The median income for
a household in the city was $31,250, and
the median income for a family was
$43,750. Males had a median income of $0
versus $23,750 for females. The
per capita income for the city was
$17,005. There were no families and 7.7%
of the population living below the
poverty line, including no under
eighteens and none of those over 64.
LEONARD, a city in Dudley Township, sections 8 and 9,
was named for Leonard French, first child of an early settler, George H.
French, who became a merchant of this village. It was incorporated as a
village on June 12, 1922; French had a log house trading post store with
the post office, which began in 1899, on the shore of Four-legged Lake.
The Soo Line established a station there in 1911.
