Editing Leigh, Nebraska

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'''Leigh''' is a village in [[Colfax County, Nebraska|Colfax County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. The population was 405 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
Leigh was founded in the 1870s.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/colfax/leigh/ | title=Leigh, Colfax County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> Leigh was the maiden name of the first postmaster's wife.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA93|year=1908|page=93}}</ref> A post office was established at Leigh in 1875.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=NE&county=Colfax | title=Colfax County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=August 25, 2014}}</ref> [[Carl H. Jark]] (1905–1984), United States Army Lieutenant General, was born in Leigh.<ref>'Congressional Record=Proceedings of the...Congress-U.S. Printing Office, 1964, pg. 17315</ref>

[[Audrey Stevens Niyogi]] (1932–2010), an American biochemist best known as a co-discoverer of RNA polymerase was born near Leigh.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.60|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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=June 24, 2012 |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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1880= 54
|1890= 249
|1900= 439
|1910= 567
|1920= 516
|1930= 692
|1940= 575
|1950= 551
|1960= 502
|1970= 501
|1980= 509
|1990= 447
|2000= 442
|2010= 405
|2020= 435
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</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=June 24, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 405 people, 193 households, and 112 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|675.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 216 housing units at an average density of {{convert|360.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.2% of the population.

There were 193 households, of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.0% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.71.

The median age in the village was 43.9 years. 20.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 24.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 442 people, 190 households, and 118 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|732.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 212 housing units at an average density of {{convert|351.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.45% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.81% of the population.

There were 190 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.5 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $31,458, and the median income for a family was $40,481. Males had a median income of $31,563 versus $17,143 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,423. About 4.5% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
{{portal|Nebraska}}
* [[List of municipalities in Nebraska]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
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{{Colfax County, Nebraska}}

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[[Category:Villages in Colfax County, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Villages in Nebraska]]