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History · Leawood

Leawood’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Leawood is a village in Newton County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Leawood had a population of 620. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 682 to 620 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1983.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Leawood yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Leawood, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Leawood is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Leawood has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bonnie & Clyde Garage Apartment in Joplin, 1.7 miles away.

Leawood and the nearest listed places

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Bonnie & Clyde Garage ApartmentSt. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and RectoryInter-State Grocers Coffee BuildingInter-State Grocer Company BuildingRains Brothers BuildingMain and Eight Streets Historic District

Closest to Leawood

Bonnie & Clyde Garage ApartmentJoplin · Garage Apartment1.7miSt. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and RectoryJoplin · District2.6miInter-State Grocers Coffee BuildingJoplin · Building3.5miInter-State Grocer Company BuildingJoplin · Factory and Warehouse Building3.5miRains Brothers BuildingJoplin · Building3.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Bonnie & Clyde Garage Apartment’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Leawood?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Leawood’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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