Greenleaf, Idaho

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timezone = Mountain (MST)
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footnotes = Greenleaf is a city in Canyon County, Idaho, United States. The population was 862 at the 2000 census. Named after Quaker poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier.

Greenleaf is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Greenleaf is located at coor dms|43|40|16|N|116|48|59|W|city (43.671142, -116.816480)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 862 people, 277 households, and 219 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,190.1 people per square mile (462.3/km²). There were 284 housing units at an average density of 392.1/sq mi (152.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.59% White, 0.46% African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 22.39% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.32% of the population.

There were 277 households out of which 46.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.57.

In the city the population was spread out with 35.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,375, and the median income for a family was $45,313. Males had a median income of $26,538 versus $22,115 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,406. About 9.3% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

Trivia

In 2006, Greenleaf's town council considered passing an ordinance recommending each head of household to keep at least one gun. The ordinance drew national attention, including a mention by Tonight Show host Jay Leno and Comedy Central's news satire The Daily Show. The law is modeled on a 1982 law passed in the town of Kennesaw, Georgia. The ordinance was approved on November 14 2006.

References

External links

* [http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1160099739217210.xml&coll=7 Law pushing gun possession mostly lost on Idaho locals]
* [http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1489432006 Militia turns Quaker town into Gun City]
* [http://www.thefriend.org/articledisplay.asp?articleid=2349 Quaker town 'with no crime' urged to keep guns]
* [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061116/ap_on_re_us/gun_law Yahoo News - Idaho town asks residents to own guns] (Link dead as of 22:02, 14 January 2007 (UTC))