Editing Leesville, Ohio

{{For|the community in Crawford County|Leesville, Crawford County, Ohio}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|official_name            = Leesville, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Carroll County, Ohio|Carroll]]
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|leader_name              = Mara Malterer 
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|established_date         = 1829

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|population_total         = 127
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|postal_code             = 44639
|area_code               = [[Area code 740|740]]
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'''Leesville''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in southwestern [[Carroll County, Ohio]], United States. The population was 127 at the [[2020 United States census|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.<ref name=Tusc370>{{cite book |title=The History of Tuscarawas County |last=Mansfield |first=J.B. |year=1884 |publisher=Warner, Beers & Co. |page=370 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5DguAAAAYAAJ&q=history+tuscarawas+county
 }}</ref><ref name=car-har195>{{cite book |title=History of Carroll and Harrison Counties |last1=Eckley |first1=H.J. |last2=Perry |first2=W.T. |year=1921 |publisher=The Lewis Publishing Co. |page=195 |url=http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Carroll/Carroll1921Index.htm}}</ref>  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, Ohio|Leesburg]] in [[Highland County, Ohio|Highland county]].<ref name=howe363>{{cite book |title=Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition |last=Howe |first=Henry |year=1907 |publisher= The State of Ohio |page=363 |isbn=9780788425837 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OXIOAAAAIAAJ&q=henry+howe}}</ref>  At some later point the village name was changed.

Eckley and Perry state of Leesville: "It was one of the stations on the [[Underground Railroad]], and in those days its little public hall at times was visited by such bright and shining abolition lights as [[William Lloyd Garrison]], [[Frederick Douglass]], [[Wendell Phillips]], [[Parker Pillsbury]]."<ref name=car-har195/>

==Geography==
[[File:Leesville, Ohio Traffic Circle.JPG|thumb|left|Roundabout in the village]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

Leesville is on [[Ohio State Route 212|State Route 212]] near the terminus of [[Ohio State Route 164|State Route 164]].

The [[Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1990)|Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway]] previously the [[New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad]] passes through the town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 131
|1880= 408
|1890= 373
|1900= 269
|1910= 194
|1920= 198
|1930= 196
|1940= 212
|1950= 297
|1960= 287
|1970= 221
|1980= 233
|1990= 156
|2000= 184
|2010= 158
|2020= 127
|footnote=<ref>census data: 1820 : {{cite book|title=The History of Tuscarawas County|last=Mansfield|first=J.B.|year=1884|publisher=Warner, Beers & Co.|page=370|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5DguAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA370}}, 1880 : {{cite book|title=Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition|last=Howe|first=Henry|year=1907|publisher=The State of Ohio|page=363|isbn=9780788425837 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OXIOAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA359}}, 1890, 1900 : {{cite book|title=Population of the United States by states and territories, counties, and minor Civil Divisions, as returned at the Twelfth Census: 1900|last1=Hunt|first1=William C.|year=1901|publisher=United States Census Printing Office|page=306|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pnk9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA306}}, 1910, 1920, 1930 : [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf 1930] page 40, 1940, 1950 : [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch09.pdf 1950] page 14, 1960 : [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf 1960] page 16, 1970 : [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/26084397v1ch3.pdf 1970] page 124, 1990: [https://www.census.gov 1990], 2000 : [https://www.census.gov 2000]</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 158 people, 66 households, and 49 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|607.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 78 housing units at an average density of {{convert|300.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] 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 [[Marriage|married couples]] 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 [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 184 people, 71 households, and 52 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|715.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 77 housing units at an average density of {{convert|299.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.46% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.54% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|married couples]] 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 [[per capita income]] for the village was $13,351. None of the families and 0.5% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]].

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

==Notable person==
* [[Earl Blackburn]], [[Major League Baseball]] catcher

==References==
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{{Carroll County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Villages in Carroll County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1812 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]