Leary is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. A part of the Texarkana metropolitan area, it had a 2020 census population of 433, a decline from 495 in 2010.
Geography
Leary, in eastern Bowie County, is bordered on the south by U.S. Route 82 and the Red River Army Depot. Interstate 30 passes along the northern edge of the city, with access from exits 212 and 213. Texarkana is to the east, and New Boston is to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, Leary has a total area of , of which , or 0.68%, is covered by water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Leary had a population of 433, a median age of 44.1 years, 22.4% of residents under the age of 18, and 23.1% of residents who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.8 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 176 households in Leary, of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.0% were married-couple households, 14.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 369 || 85.2%
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| Black or African American || 14 || 3.2%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 3 || 0.7%
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| Asian || 1 || 0.2%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 9 || 2.1%
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| Two or more races || 37 || 8.5%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 15 || 3.5%
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2000 census
According to the 2000 U.S. census,