Leaf River, Illinois

Leaf River
Village
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Coordinates: 42°07′35″N 89°24′11″W / 42.12639°N 89.40306°W / 42.12639; -89.40306Coordinates: 42°07′35″N 89°24′11″W / 42.12639°N 89.40306°W / 42.12639; -89.40306
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Ogle
Township	Leaf River
Government
• Village President	Timothy Mulford (R)
Area
• Total	0.83 sq mi (2.1 km2)
• Land	0.83 sq mi (2.1 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	725 ft (221 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	443
• Density	530/sq mi (210/km2)
Postal code	61047
Area code(s)	815
Website	leafriver.homestead.com/VillageLR.html

Leaf River is a village in Leaf River Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States, along a stream of the same name. The population was 443 at the 2010 census, down from 555 in 2000.

Leaf River is located at 42°7′35″N 89°24′11″W / 42.12639°N 89.40306°W / 42.12639; -89.40306 (42.126350, -89.402976).

According to the 2010 census, Leaf River has a total area of 0.83 square miles (2.15 km²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 555 people, 214 households, and 154 families residing in the village. The population density was 647.6 people per square mile (249.2/km²). There were 235 housing units at an average density of 274.2 per square mile (105.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.20% White, 1.62% African American and 0.18% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 214 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.07.