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Leal’s story
134 years in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1892Leal is settled
- 2004NDMap-doton-Leal
- 2008Leal, North Dakota
LealND
A town of 23, settled in 1892.
Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
23
residents
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
33.5
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town
23 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Leal has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to -1°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
46″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter3–21°
Spring29–52°
Summer55–79°
Fall32–54°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Leal is
Leal beats the North Dakota average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
32 measures vs. North Dakota
8 better21 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Leal | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 10.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.2% |
Chi Mercy Health
19.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 44% of U.S. communities.
44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingHail
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
About Leal
City in North Dakota, United States
Leal is a city in Barnes County in the state of North Dakota. The population was 27 at the 2020 census. Leal was founded in 1892. The name comes from the Scots word for "faithful," which in the phrase laund o the leal means Heaven.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1892
- Population
- 27
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,467 ft
- Area code
- 701
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