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Welcome to Saint Leo ...

The city of Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Leo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Leo: St. Leo

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Leo has a population of 91 people<2> (see below for details).

Saint Leo is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Saint Leo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Leo had an population of 91 people. This is a decrease of 9% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Leo had a population of 100 people. This makes Saint Leo the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 100 people, the population of Saint Leo decreased 5.66% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 106 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Leo.

Communities Also Named Saint Leo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Saint Leo - they are located in Florida, Kansas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Leo.

Communities near Saint Leo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Leo.

  • Canby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
    • Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <4>
  • Dawson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <4>
  • Minneota
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Clarkfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkfield
    • Clarkfield is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkfield <4>
  • Ivanhoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Ivanhoe is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <4>
  • Ghent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Porter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Boyd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <4>
  • Taunton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hazel Run
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Run have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
    • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saint Leo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Leo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Leo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Leo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Leo. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Leo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Leo ...

Looking for more information about Saint Leo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saint Leo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Leo.

Adding Saint Leo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Leo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saint Leo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Saint Leo post office opened in 1880.

We also found Saint Leo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Leo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Yellow Medicine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Saint Leo.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Leo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/