San Leanna, Texas
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San Leanna is a village in Travis County
Travis County, Texas
As of 2009, the U.S. census estimates there were 1,026,158 people, 320,766 households, and 183,798 families residing in the county. The population density was 821 people per square mile . There were 335,881 housing units at an average density of 340 per square mile...

, Texas
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, United States
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. The population was 384 at the 2000 census.

History

San Leanna began as a subdivision in Travis County in the 1950s. In 1970 San Leanna incorporated with a mayor-alderman government. In 1974 San Leanna had 200 people. In 1988 San Leanna had 297 people. In 1990 the village had 325 people.

Geography

San Leanna is located at 30.143561°N 97.819900°W (30.143561, -97.819900), 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

.

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 384 people, 148 households, and 117 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 998.2 people per square mile (390.2/km2). There were 153 housing units at an average density of 397.7/sq mi (155.5/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 90.62% White, 0.78% African American, 0.52% Asian, 5.73% from other races
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, and 2.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.50% of the population.

There were 148 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% 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 2.90.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $65,893, and the median income for a family was $69,688. Males had a median income of $43,929 versus $45,000 for females. The per capita income
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 for the village was $26,929. About 1.7% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure

As of 2009 the mayor of San Leanna is Joel Chapa. The aldermen are Barbara Quarles (Mayor Pro-Tem), Elaine Voeltz, Betty Korts, Tillie Trotter, and Molly Quirk. Kathleen Lessing is the Village Administrator and can be contacted for water connections. Dan LaFleur is the zoning chairperson. Byron Townsend is the water operator, and Dane Avery is the arborist. San Leanna has a zoning ordinance governing usage of land.

The Manchaca Volunteer Fire Department, headquartered in an unincorporated area of Travis County, provides San Leanna with fire protection. The community is within Travis County Precinct 3.

San Leanna is located in District 47 of the Texas House of Representatives
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. As of 2008 Valinda Bolton represents the district. San Leanna is within District 25
Texas Senate, District 25
District 25 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Comal, Guadalupe, Hays and Kendall counties, and portions of Bexar and Travis counties in the U.S. state of Texas...

 of the Texas Senate
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. As of 2008 Jeff Wentworth
Jeff Wentworth
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 represents the district.

San Leanna is in Texas's 25th congressional district
Texas's 25th congressional district
-2006 election:On June 28, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the Texas legislature's 2003 redistricting plan violated the Voting Rights Act in the case of District 23...

; as of 2009 Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
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 is the representative.

Education

San Leanna is within the Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District
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. Residents are zoned to Menchaca Elementary School in unincorporated
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 Travis County, Paredes Middle School in Austin, and Akins High School
Akins High School
Akins High School is located in South Austin, Texas, United States. It was named after Dr. William Charles Akins, an Austin resident and founded in 2000. It is one of the newest high schools in the Austin Independent School District. Its current attendance exceeds 2,700 students, with the majority...

in Austin. Menchaca Elementary School was built in 1977. Paredes Middle School opened in January 2000. Akins High School opened in August 2000.

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