Town guide

Leiding, Minnesota

Leiding is a township in St. Louis County, Minnesota, home to about 402 people across 122 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55771.

Homes sold for a median of $260 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population4023 per sq mi
Median home value$212,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$260Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Leiding

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Leiding

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)226 miles away
Closer regional airportFalls International Airport (INL)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN220 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL503 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Leiding; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Leiding

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Leiding had 399 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.

It’s the 1240th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

St. Louis County grew from 82,932 residents in 1900 to 200,231 in 2020.

Leiding population by census2000: 452, 2010: 400, 2020: 399452200040020103992020

St. Louis County, 1900–2020

St. Louis County population, 1900 to 20201900: 82,932, 1910: 163,274, 1920: 206,391, 1930: 204,596, 1940: 206,917, 1950: 206,062, 1960: 231,588, 1970: 220,693, 1980: 222,229, 1990: 198,213, 2000: 200,528, 2010: 200,226, 2020: 200,23183K’00’10206K’20’30207K’40’50232K’60’70222K’80’90201K’00’10200K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 75°F in summer, and winter lows average -8°F. About 26.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LeidingJan: high 15°F, low -8°F, 0.9 in; Feb: high 21°F, low -6°F, 0.7 in; Mar: high 34°F, low 8°F, 0.9 in; Apr: high 48°F, low 23°F, 1.7 in; May: high 61°F, low 35°F, 2.7 in; Jun: high 71°F, low 46°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 75°F, low 51°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 74°F, low 48°F, 3.1 in; Sep: high 64°F, low 41°F, 3 in; Oct: high 50°F, low 31°F, 2.3 in; Nov: high 33°F, low 17°F, 1.5 in; Dec: high 21°F, low 2°F, 1 in15°-8°Jan0.921°-6°Feb0.734°8°Mar0.948°23°Apr1.761°35°May2.771°46°Jun4.275°51°Jul4.174°48°Aug3.164°41°Sep3.050°31°Oct2.333°17°Nov1.521°2°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Orr 3e, MN weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in St. Louis County

84,223 jobs at 5,360 businesses in St. Louis County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in St. Louis CountyHealth care and social assistance: 22,522 jobs; Retail trade: 12,122 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 9,981 jobs; Manufacturing: 5,082 jobs; Construction: 4,418 jobs; Professional services: 3,809 jobs; Other services: 3,778 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 3,394 jobsHealth care and social assistance 27% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 12% Manufacturing 6% Construction 5% Professional services 5% Other services 5% Mining, oil and gas 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Leiding.

Nearest hospitals

  • Cook HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cook21.6 miles
  • Rainy Lake Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · International Falls40.5 miles
  • Essentia Health VirginiaGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Virginia44.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants5
Mental health providers2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Leiding

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Mickey Elverum Memorial Bog Walk · 20 acres6.8 mi
  • Orr Community Center · 12 acres6.5 mi
  • Lousie Reymond Memorial Park · 3 acres6.0 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Pelican Bay Foods6.3 mi

Counts are within about 7 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Leiding

Public schools here are run by Nett Lake Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Nett Lake ElementaryOrrPre-K–648Public11.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Orr, Nett Lake UT (St. Louis County), Portage, Northwest St. Louis UT, Beatty, Willow Valley, Nett Lake UT (Koochiching County), East Koochiching UT, Camp 5, South Koochiching UT and Gheen UT.

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