Leslie, Arkansas
| Leslie, Arkansas | |
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| City | |
 Location in Searcy County and the state of Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: 35°49′47″N 92°33′28″W / 35.82972°N 92.55778°WCoordinates: 35°49′47″N 92°33′28″W / 35.82972°N 92.55778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Searcy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,020 ft (311 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 441 |
| • Density | 688.6/sq mi (253.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 72645 |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-39460 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0077477 |
Leslie is a city in Searcy County, Arkansas, United States. Located within the Boston Mountains, the most rugged subset of The Ozarks, the city was founded as a railroad and lumber town. Renamed from the original Wiley’s Cove in 1887, the city saw prosperity relating to these industries through the 1920s. Today, this history is available to residents and visitors in the form of several properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places throughout the city. The population was 441 at the 2010 census.
Leslie is located at 35°49′47″N 92°33′28″W / 35.82972°N 92.55778°W (35.829662, -92.557788).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 482 people, 224 households, and 127 families residing in the city. The population density was 645.6 people per square mile (248.1/km²). There were 278 housing units at an average density of 372.3 per square mile (143.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.38% White, 0.21% Native American, and 0.41% from two or more races. 1.24% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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