Leakey, Texas

Leakey, Texas
City
Location of Leakey, Texas
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Real
Area
• Total	0.6 sq mi (1.4 km2)
• Land	0.6 sq mi (1.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,604 ft (489 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	387
• Density	694.8/sq mi (268.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	78873
Area code	830
FIPS code	48-42004Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1339757Template:GR

Leakey (pronounced LAY-key) is a city in and the county seat of Real County, Texas, United States.Template:GR The population was 387 at the 2000 census, and 372 in the 2005 census estimate[1].

File:Frio River 2008.JPG

Leakey's economy heavily relies on tourism which is created for the most part by the Frio River.

Geography

Leakey is located at 29°43′31″N 99°45′41″W (29.725243, -99.761463)Template:GR, about 80 miles west of San Antonio.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 387 people, 169 households, and 100 families residing in the city. The population density was 694.8 people per square mile (266.8/km²). There were 211 housing units at an average density of 378.8/sq mi (145.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.51% White, 0.52% African American, 1.03% Native American, 5.94% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.74% of the population.

There were 169 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 84.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,019, and the median income for a family was $25,417. Males had a median income of $17,500 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,511. About 9.8% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 19.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The City of Leakey is served by the Leakey Independent School District.

External links

• funrivers.com website with photos of the Leakey July Jubilee and info and links to the Leakey and Frio River area
• Leakey from the Handbook of Texas Online