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Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Fort Leonard Wood Geography
— Census-designated place — Fort Leonard Wood is located at 37°44′17″N 92°7′2″W /
37.73806°N 92.11722°W / 37.73806; -92.11722 (37.738191,
-92.117275)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the
CDP has a total area of 97.6 square miles (252.8 km²), of
which, 97.2 square miles (251.7 km²) of it is land and
2.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it (0.43%) is water.
Demographics
Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1970 33,799 —
1980 21,262 −37.1%
Fort Leonard Wood 1990 15,863 −25.4%
Location within the state of Missouri 2000 13,666 −13.8%
Coordinates: 37°44′17″N 92°7′2″W / 37.73806°N 92.11722°W source:[2]
/ 37.73806; -92.11722Coordinates: 37°44′17″N 92°7′2″W /
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 13,667 people,
37.73806°N 92.11722°W / 37.73806; -92.11722
2,639 households, and 2,335 families residing in the CDP.
Country United States The population density was 140.6 people per square mile
State Missouri (54.3/km²). There were 3,151 housing units at an average
County Pulaski density of 32.4/sq mi (12.5/km²). The racial makeup of
Area the CDP was 64.8% White, 21.6% African American, 1.1%
• Total 97.6 sq mi (252.8 km2) Native American, 2.4% Asian, 0.5% Pacific Islander, 5.0%
• Land 97.2 sq mi (251.7 km2) from other races, and 4.7% from two or more races. His-
• Water 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) panic or Latino of any race were 11.4% of the population.
Population (2000)
There were 2,639 households out of which 71.5% had
• Total 13,667 children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.0% were
• Density 140/sq mi (54.1/km2) married couples living together, 5.8% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 11.5% were
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
non-families. 7.0% of all households were made up of in-
DST)
• Summer (DST) CST (UTC-5)
dividuals and none had someone living alone who was 65
ZIP codes years of age or older. The average household size was 3.32
FIPS code and the average family size was 3.54.
GNIS feature ID In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.8%
under the age of 18, 35.0% from 18 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to
Fort Leonard Wood is a census-designated place (CDP) in 44, 1.3% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age
Pulaski County, Missouri, United States. The population or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 fe-
was 13,667 at the 2000 census. It is named in honor of Ma- males there were 158.3 males. For every 100 females age
jor General Leonard Wood, who was awarded the Medal 18 and over, there were 181.4 males.
of Honor. The Fort Leonard Wood Micropolitan Statisti- The median income for a household in the CDP was
cal Area comprises Pulaski County. $33,891, and the median income for a family was $34,354.
Males had a median income of $24,732 versus $20,421 for
females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,652.
About 2.7% of families and 4.1% of the population were
below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age
18 and none of those age 65 or over.
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Transportation used as a Civil War hospital for Union troops who were
garrisoned above the city in Fort Wayne, which was de-
Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field serves the molished after the war. The Old Courthouse Museum in
community with air service; even though it’s on Fort downtown Waynesville is near the Old Stagecoach Stop.
Leonard Wood, it is jointly run by the cities of Way- Three bridges cross the Big Piney River at Devil’s Elbow
nesville and St. Robert and is available for civilian use by -- the modern Interstate 44 bridge, the later U.S. Route 66
private pilots and scheduled commercial passenger ser- alignment on Highway Z that was made possible by the
vice. Hooker Cut through a steep hillside, and the original U.S.
The major east-west route is Interstate 44. Route 66 alignment on Teardrop Road that includes a his-
Springfield, MO is 88 miles to the southwest, and St. toric bridge that’s in the process of renovation. The El-
Louis, Mo is 133 miles to the northeast. Before I-44, the bow Inn is a biker bar that’s a frequent stop on the origi-
nal U.S. Route 66 alignment.
main highway was U.S. Route 66, which still exists as a
scenic route through the area and passes through Devil’s
Elbow, St. Robert, Waynesville, Buckhorn, and Hazel- Media
green. Names for U.S. Route 66 vary - at different places, Fort Leonard Wood is in Pulaski County and a high per-
it’s called Teardrop Road, Highway Z, Old Route 66, His- centage of military personnel live off post in surrounding
toric Route 66, and Highway 17. State-posted signs mark communities, especially St. Robert and Waynesville but
most of the alignment of the road. also the farther-out cities of Richland, Crocker, and
Major north-south routes include: Dixon, and the unincorporated communities of Laquey,
• Route 133 runs north from Interstate 44 exit 145 Swedeborg and Devil’s Elbow, all of which have a lower
about two miles (3 km) east of Hazelgreen to housing cost than nearer housing in St. Robert and Way-
Richland, Swedeborg, Crocker, and about two miles nesville. Military personnel assigned to training areas on
(3 km) west of Dixon, then north out of the county. the south end of the post sometimes choose to live in the
unincorporated areas of Big Piney and Palace in Pulas-
• Route 7 runs north from Interstate 44 exit 150
ki County, or the northern Texas County communities of
about three miles (5 km) west of Buckhorn to
Plato and Roby.
Richland, then north out of the county toward the
The area has one daily and three weekly print news-
Lake of the Ozarks region.
papers, as well as an online internet daily newspaper. The
• Route 17 crosses Interstate 44 at exit 153 at county also has two internet discussion sites, the Pulaski
Buckhorn, runs east through Waynesville, turns County Web and Pulaski County Insider.
north to Crocker, and then runs north out of the KFBD-FM and its AM sister station, KJPW, are the
county to Iberia. South of Interstate 44, Highway 17 dominant news radio providers in the Pulaski County
hugs the western edge of Fort Leonard Wood, passes area, which includes Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville,
near Laquey, and circles south of the post until it and St. Robert. These stations compete with the only oth-
runs out of the county and eventually joins Highway er station broadcasting from Pulaski County, KFLW Ra-
32 in Roby. dio, owned by the Lebanon Daily Record [1] and working
locally from the St. Robert offices of the Pulaski County
• Highway T runs north from Highway 17 at
Mirror [2] weekly newspaper.
Waynesville to Swedeborg, where it meets and ends
The content of the weekly Fort Leonard Wood Guidon
at Highway 133 about halfway between Richland and
[3] is produced under the auspices of Army Public Affairs
Crocker.
at Fort Leonard Wood but printed under contract by the
• Route 28 crosses Interstate 44 at exit 163 at the Springfield News-Leader,[4] a Gannett-owned [5] news-
eastern edge of St. Robert, runs north through paper which produces and sells advertisements in the
Dixon, and then runs north out of the county. Fort Leonard Wood Guidon.
• A secondary road parallels Highway 28, beginning as The Daily Guide, commonly known as the Way-
Highway Y at exit 161 of Interstate 44 in St. nesville Daily Guide [6] but based in St. Robert and serv-
Robert, running north to the Gasconade River bridge ing the entire county, is owned by Gatehouse Media [7]
where it becomes the county-maintained Cave Road and is the central printing plant for three other Gate-
house newspapers in nearby counties, the daily Camden
and turning north as Highway O until it meets Lake Sun Leader [8] and Rolla Daily News [9] as well as the
Highway 28 a few miles south of Dixon. weekly St. James Leader-Journal.[10]
Major attractions along U.S. Route 66 include the Old The weekly Pulaski County Mirror [11] is owned by
Stagecoach Stop in downtown Waynesville, which is now the Lebanon Daily Record,[12] a family owned newspaper
a museum but began as a tavern and boarding house in an adjoining county. The paper is a merger of the Rich-
and is the oldest standing structure in the county. It was land Mirror and Pulaski County Democrat in St. Robert,
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which were separate weekly papers owned by the Le- School; all others serve students running from kinder-
banon Daily Record until their owner merged them in garten through high school.
2009. The areas south of Fort Leonard Wood, including the
The weekly Dixon Pilot [13] is privately owned by a unincorporated Pulaski County communities of Big Piney
resident of Dixon. and Palace, is served by the Plato R-V School District,[10]
The Pulaski County Daily News [14] internet newspa- which is based in the northern Texas County village of
per is privately owned by a St. Robert resident. Plato but also includes parts of Pulaski, Laclede and
The Pulaski County Insider [15] is run by a group of Wright counties.
St. Robert and Waynesville residents and maintained and
hosted by a Potosi resident.
The Pulaski County Web [16] is run and maintained
New Years Eve tornado
by a Devil’s Elbow resident. On the morning hours of December 31, 2010, an EF3 tor-
A PBS show called "Postcards from Buster" created a nado ripped through the army base town. The tornado
30 minute video of Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. caused extensive damage and destroyed over 150 homes.
The tornado took out power and cutoff water supply.
There were only minor injuries.[11] [12]
School Districts
Seven main school districts are fully or partly within the
borders of Pulaski County, not counting two small dis-
References
tricts which are mostly within other counties and only [1] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United
have only a few dozen residents within Pulaski County. States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12.
All seven school districts have a high percentage of Fort http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/
Leonard Wood military dependents, and over two-thirds gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
of Waynesville students fall into that category. [2] "CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING
The cities of Waynesville and St. Robert and the Fort (1790-2000)". U.S. Census Bureau.
Leonard Wood army installation, along with their sur- http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/
rounding rural areas running east to Devil’s Elbow, are decennial/index.html. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
served by the Waynesville R-VI School District [4] which [3] "American FactFinder". United States Census
is by far the largest in the county. Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved
The cites of Richland, Crocker, and Dixon, along with 2008-01-31.
their surrounding rural areas, are served by the Richland [4] http://waynesville.k12.mo.us/
R-IV School Disrrict,[5] the Crocker R-II School District [5] http://www.bear.k12.mo.us/
[6] and the Dixon R-I School District.[7] The Richland and [6] http://www.crocker.k12.mo.us/
Dixon districts both extend into rural parts of adjacent [7] http://www.dixonr1.yhti.net/
counties. [8] http://laquey.k12.mo.us/
The unincorporated communities of Laquey and [9] http://swedeborg.k12.mo.us
Swedeborg are served by the Laquey R-V School District [10] http://www.plato.k12.mo.us/
[8] and the Swedeborg R-III School District.[9] Swedeborg [11] http://pulaskicountydaily.com/
is the county’s last remaining K-8 district and most of its news.php?viewStory=2368
high school students attend Richland High School though [12] http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/?n=12_31_2010
some attend Crocker High School or Waynesville High
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