Leonia, NJ Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2017: 9,262 (100% urban, 0% rural). >Population change since 2000: +3.9%

Population (male): 4,284

Median Age: 43.4 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,486.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Leonia: 123.1 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Ancestries: Italian (6.3%), Irish (3.5%), German (1.8%), English (1.3%), Polish (1.1%).

Elevation: 100 feet

Land Area: 1.51 square miles.

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The local economy that had been focused on agriculture underwent economic and cultural growth during the late nineteenth century, marked by the introduction of train service at was originally called West Fort Lee. J. Vreeland Moore and other town leaders chose the name "Leonia" in 1865 in honor of American Revolutionary War General Charles Lee, for whom Fort Lee was named.