Leonard Minnesota Map

About Leonard, Minnesota

Leonard is a locality in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 41. The population density is 34.2 people per km². Leonard is located at 47.6519°N, 95.2722°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Leonard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56652.

Leonard emerges from the flat, open expanse of the North Woods as a quiet collection of buildings surrounded by the persistent, cold vitality of the inland landscape. It lies 22.0 miles northwest of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 304°T), and is situated 53.1 miles southeast of Thief River Falls. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, defined by the stillness of West Four Legged Lake, which mirrors the pale, expansive sky with a clarity that renders the transition between water and air almost invisible. A mile away, the modest path of Ruffy Brook cuts through the soil, its current carrying the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves toward the deeper, more shadowed reaches of the landscape. During the height of the long winter, the frost settles into the ground with a heavy, iron-like permanence, turning the fields into a monochromatic study of gray and white that tests the endurance of every living thing.

Leonard holds a character shaped by the steady, labor-intensive rhythms of agriculture and the quiet persistence of those who choose to remain in the northern interior. The local economy relies on the stubborn productivity of the soil and the legacy of regional forestry, with the nearby West 4 Legged LaKe State Wildlife Management Area serving as a testament to the preservation of the wild, uncultivated spaces that dominate the horizon. While White Earth State Forest sits seventeen miles distant, its presence is felt in the steady supply of timber and the seasonal migration of wildlife that drifts through the local woods. Life in Leonard proceeds with a deliberate, measured pace, guided by the changing light that lengthens the afternoons in summer and pulls the sun toward the horizon with a startling, early brevity as the year turns toward the deep cold.

About This Leonard Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leonard, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.6519, -95.272231. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Leonard includes the ZIP code (56652), telephone area code (320), county seat of Clearwater County (Bagley), and school district assignment (Clearbrook-Gonvick School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.