Leslie TownshipMO
A town of 155.
Is Leslie Township a good place to live?
Leslie Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
155 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Leslie Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Leslie Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Leslie Township.
More middle-aged adults than Missouri overall
Leslie Township: two in five adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, above both the Missouri town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Adults 35 to 64 are just over two thirds of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 5% of residents (22% statewide). Its median age is 47.9 years.
| Leslie Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.9 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 42% and 79% women
The Census survey reached too few of Leslie Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±18.5 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Leslie Township | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.6% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.7% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 46.8% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.5% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 2.3% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.1% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.1% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25.4% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Leslie Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Carrollton (14%), Chillicothe (9%) and Norborne (5%). Leslie Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. For Leslie Township, the median household income is $81,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 29 miles.
| Leslie Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Leslie Township’s year
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 19°, with about 14 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Leslie Township, mostly inland flooding
Leslie Township’s FEMA hazard score is 63 of 100. FEMA puts 62% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Leslie Township is
29% of Leslie Township adults feel lonely. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Leslie Township is ahead of Missouri on 3 and behind on 6.
| Leslie Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Leslie Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Leslie Township is conserved land
1.7 miles of trail. For Leslie Township, the trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Leslie Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Leslie Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Leslie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Leslie Township for work
Where Leslie Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Leslie Township
Township in Carroll County, Missouri, U.S.
Leslie Township is a township in Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 137 at the 2020 census. Leslie Township has the name of Colonel Leslie Combs.
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Questions about Leslie Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Leslie Township, MO a good place to live?
Leslie Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.