Leonard, Texas
In Fannin County, north of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Leonard is a small city about 27 miles northeast of McKinney. It sits in the Blackland Prairie of North Texas, a region of dark, fertile soils historically worked as cotton and grain farmland. The town retains the character of a small agricultural community on the rural edge of the expanding metroplex.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 2,212
- Change from 2020 base
- +8.7%
- Land area
- 2.3 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Fannin County and Hunt County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Leonard crosses county lines, so the appraisal district and tax office depend on the parcel address. School, city-limit, MUD, PID, and other special-district lines can be different too. Start with the full county list below instead of treating one county as the answer.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Leonard
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Leonard.
County History
Bonham Grew from Fort Inglish and a Town Called Bois d'Arc
Bonham's names tell its early story: Fort Inglish, then Bois d'Arc, and finally a name honoring Alamo defender James Butler Bonham.
Property Tax
A Fannin Property-Tax Question May Start at the CAD
Fannin County's appraisal district values property and may collect the tax bill; the county tax office handles vehicle work but does not collect property taxes.
Local History
Greenville grew into a cotton hub after the railroad arrived
After rail service reached Greenville in 1880, Hunt County's cotton output grew from a handful of bales to more than 50,000 bales per year by 1900.
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