Leesville is a

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in southwestern

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, United States. The population was 127 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area.

History

Leesville was platted August 1, 1812, as Leesburg in what was then One Leg Township, Tuscarawas County, by Thomas Price and Peter Saunders. By the 1820 census it had 131 residents. By 1880, the population was 408, mostly involved in farming and coal mining, and the post office was named Leesville to avoid confusion with a Leesburg in Highland county. At some later point the village name was changed. Eckley and Perry state of Leesville: "It was one of the stations on the

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, and in those days its little public hall at times was visited by such bright and shining abolition lights as

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, Parker Pillsbury."

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land. Leesville is on State Route 212 near the terminus of State Route 164. The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway previously the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad passes through the town.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 158 people, 66 households, and 49 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 78 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.5%

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and 2.5% from two or more races. There were 66 households, of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were

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living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.8% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.61. The median age in the village was 46.3 years. 19.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.9% were from 25 to 44; 27.2% were from 45 to 64; and 25.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 184 people, 71 households, and 52 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 77 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.46%

and 0.54%

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or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population. There were 71 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were

living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% 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 3.08. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $35,750. Males had a median income of $22,321 versus $16,125 for females. The

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for the village was $13,351. None of the families and 0.5% of the population were living below the

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Education

Public education in the village of Leesville is provided by the Conotton Valley Union Local School District.

Notable person

* Earl Blackburn,

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catcher

References

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