Everything about Leonardo New Jersey totally explained
Leonardo is a
census-designated place and
unincorporated area located within
Middletown Township, in
Monmouth County,
New Jersey. As of the
United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 2,823. The
United States Postal Service designated
Zip Code for Leonardo is 07737.
Geography
Leonardo is located at (40.419374, -74.060209) on the south shore of
Raritan Bay.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6
km² (0.6
mi²). 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it's land and 1.59% is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,823 people, 987 households, and 753 families residing in the CDP. The
population density was 1,758.0/km² (4,523.1/mi²). There were 1,017 housing units at an average density of 633.3/km² (1,629.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.85%
White, 0.53%
African American, 0.25%
Native American, 0.50%
Asian, 0.11%
Pacific Islander, 0.46% from
other races, and 0.89% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 4.85% of the population.
There were 987 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were
married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.31.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $64,432, and the median income for a family was $66,750. Males had a median income of $49,716 versus $30,400 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $23,422. About 3.4% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Leonardo include:
Clerks
The community is best known as the site of the Quick Stop convenience store (located at 58 Leonard Avenue, just north of
Route 36) that was the main location for the movie
Clerks., directed by
New Jersey native and former resident
Kevin Smith. The same store was also used by Smith in his films
Chasing Amy,
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and
Clerks II. It was also part of a deleted scene from his film
Mallrats. Adjacent to the Quick Stop is a small video
rental shop named RST Video, where
Kevin Smith filmed some scenes of
Clerks and
Clerks II. The video store is now closed and only used for storage.
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Leonardo (and its Quick Stop) were also featured prominently in Smith's short-lived television show
Clerks: The Animated Series, which ran for two episodes on
ABC before its abrupt cancellation in mid 2000. The program's character
Leonardo Leonardo (voiced by actor
Alec Baldwin) was named after the town, and several of the characters resided and/or worked in Leonardo.
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