Editing Leland Grove, Illinois

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'''Leland Grove''' is a city in [[Sangamon County, Illinois|Sangamon County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]], located adjacent to [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]. It is part of the Springfield [[Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 1,503 at the 2010 census.

== History ==

Leland Grove was incorporated by a [[referendum]] of residents of several subdivisions in [[Woodside Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Woodside Township]] in April 1950 in order to improve the roads in the area, which at the time were mostly unpaved dirt roads. The city had an initial population of 1,060 people, and later grew by annexing additional subdivisions in the area.<ref name="reaches">{{cite news | newspaper = Illinois State Journal | page = 24 | date = 1951-10-19 | title = Reaches Goal: Leland Grove Now Has 9 Miles Of Paves Streets | via = Newsbank}}</ref> The new city succeeded in paving nine miles of roads in its first year and half, although this led to a significant budget deficit.<ref name="reaches"/><ref>{{cite news | newspaper = Illinois State Register | date = 1951-05-11 | page = 1 | title = New City Suburb of Leland Grove 'Broke' And In Debt; Raise Taxes For This Year | author-first = Adolph | author-last = Belval | via = Newsbank}}</ref> The first city government, consisting of a mayor, clerk, treasurer and six aldermen, was voted in without opposition on June 20, 1950.<ref>{{Cite news | newspaper = State Journal-Register | date = 1950-06-18 | title = No Opposition: Leland Grove Residents To Elect City Officers Tuesday | page = 8 | via = Newsbank}}</ref>

Like the neighboring village of [[Jerome, Illinois|Jerome]], Leland Grove took its name from Jerome Leland, a prominent local farmer who hosted local events at a grove on his farm in the late 19th century.<ref>{{Cite news | newspaper = Illinois State Register | date = 1950-06-23 | title = How They Were Named: Jerome and Leland Grove Named After Jerome Leland | author-first = Adolph | author-last =  Belval | page = 8 | via = Newsbank}}</ref> Much of the food served in Springfield's [[Leland Hotel (Springfield, Illinois)|Leland Hotel]] was grown on the Leland farm.<ref>{{Cite news| newspaper = Illinois Times | date = 2020-08-20 | url = https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/life-on-the-old-leland-farm/Content?oid=12496907 | access-date = 2023-05-21 | title = Life on the Old Leland Farm | author-first = Cinda Ackerman | author-last = Klickna }}</ref> The Leland farmhouse stood in Leland Grove until 2021, when it was demolished by its owner, Frank Vala.<ref>{{Cite news | newspaper = Illinois Times | url = https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/leland-grove-is-now-just-the-grove/Content?oid=13966270 | access-date = 2023-05-21 | title =  Leland Grove is now just The Grove | author-first = Karen Ackerman | author-last = Witter | date = 2021-08-19}}</ref> In 2022, the summer kitchen outbuilding from the farmhouse was moved from the site to [[Washington Park (Springfield, Illinois)|Washington Park]] in Springfield.<ref>{{Cite news | newspaper = State Journal-Register | url = https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2022/02/26/summer-kitchen-historic-leland-grove-il-farm-house-move-springfield/6940615001/ | date = 2022-02-26 | access-date = 2023-05-21 | title = Leland Farmhouse summer kitchen to be moved Wednesday to Washington Park | author-first = Royale | author-last = Bonds}}</ref>

In 1957, Leland Grove residents (known as "Grovers") defeated a bid by the city of Springfield to annex their city.<ref name="3to1">{{Cite news | newspaper = Illinois State Journal | page = 1 | date = 1957-06-04 |  title = Leland Grove Turns Down Annexation By 3 To 1 Margin | via = Newsbank}}</ref> The question was put to a vote in both cities, and both city governments favored annexation. The outcome in Springfield was 5 to 1 in favor, but Grovers voted 3 to 1 against.<ref name="3to1"/> After the vote, Springfield withdrew fire protection from Leland Grove, which was left without fire protection until 1959.<ref>{{Cite news | newspaper = State Journal-Register | title = 'Mammoth' of the county: Annexation kept city's map maker working overtime | author-first = Amanda | author-last = Reavy | page = M7 | date = 2006-11-10 | via = Newsbank}}</ref> Subsequent efforts by Springfield to annex Leland Grove and neighboring villages followed in 1960, 1971 and 1976, but were also unsuccessful.<ref>{{Cite news | newspaper = State Journal-Register | date = 1976-03-01 | title = Mixed success for city's annexation plan | page = 4 | via = Newsbank}}</ref>

For the first twenty years of its existence, Leland Grove did not have a police department.<ref name="police-history">{{cite web | publisher = City of Leland Grove | access-date = 2023-05-21 | url = https://www.lelandgrove.com/index.asp?SEC=9E88FD53-9326-46E2-99F1-BA49A5AC9FA3 | title = The history of the Leland Grove Police Department }}</ref> Initially traffic enforcement was handled by residents calling the city government to report if a delivery truck had violated traffic laws, and then a city officer would contact the delivery company to report the violation.<ref name="reaches"/> In 1966, the city hired a private security agency.<ref name="police-history"/> The city has maintained its own police force since 1970.<ref name="police-history"/>

==Geography==

According to the 2010 census, Leland Grove has a total area of {{convert|0.63|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
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  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1960= 1731
|1970= 1624
|1980= 1864
|1990= 1679
|2000= 1592
|2010= 1503
|2020= 1454
|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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,592 people, 693 households, and 501 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,540.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 724 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,155.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.30% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.44% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.88% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.94% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 693 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the city the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $75,437, and the median income for a family was $92,245. Males had a median income of $62,308 versus $45,673 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $51,714.  It has the highest per-capita income of any city outside the Chicago metropolitan area. None of the families and 2.7% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 5.0% of those over 64.

==Transportation==
[[Sangamon Mass Transit District|SMTD]] provides bus service on Route 8 connecting Leland Grove to downtown Springfield and other destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5304fe29e4b0658094be390f/t/5ff31b6310ee9f5922bccf3a/1609767795575/Jan+2021+Sked+Book+v1.0+%28web%29.pdf|title=Routes & Schedules|access-date=January 27, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Sangamon County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Cities in Sangamon County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Cities in Illinois]]