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CDP
Location of Leando, Iowa
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Van Buren
Area
• Total	2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2)
• Land	2.21 sq mi (5.71 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
Elevation	630 ft (192 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	121
• Density	54.85/sq mi (21.18/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	52551
Area code(s)	641
FIPS code	19-43950
GNIS feature ID	0458260

Leando is a small community located in Van Buren County, Iowa, in the United States. It's called a "census-designated place" (CDP). This means it's an area that the U.S. Census Bureau identifies for counting people and collecting statistics, even though it's not officially a city or town. In 2020, about 121 people lived in Leando.

Where is Leando?

Leando is located in southeastern Iowa. Its exact coordinates are 40.832867 degrees north latitude and -92.085573 degrees west longitude.

The community covers a total area of about 6.03 square kilometers (or 2.33 square miles). Most of this area is land, with a small part being water.

Who Lives Here?

In the year 2000, there were 135 people living in Leando. These people lived in 52 different homes, and 38 of these were families. Everyone living in Leando at that time was identified as White.

About 23% of the people were under 18 years old. Around 18.5% of the population was 65 years old or older. The average age of people in Leando was 39 years old.

Schools in Leando

Students in Leando attend schools that are part of the Van Buren County Community School District. There's an elementary school called the Douds Elementary Attendance Center located right next to Leando.

Before 2019, this school was part of a different district called the Van Buren Community School District. However, on July 1, 2019, that district joined with another to form the current Van Buren County Community School District.

See also

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• In Spanish: Leando (Iowa) para niños