Leeds, North Dakota

Leeds, North Dakota
Location of Leeds, North Dakota
Location of Leeds, North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°17′16″N 99°26′05″W / 48.28778°N 99.43472°W / 48.28778; -99.43472
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyBenson
Founded1887
Area
 • Total0.67 sq mi (1.73 km2)
 • Land0.63 sq mi (1.64 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation1,516 ft (462 m)
Population
 • Total442
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
426
 • Density698.26/sq mi (269.78/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58346
Area code701
FIPS code38-45580
GNIS feature ID1036124[2]
Websiteleedsnorthdakota.com

Leeds is a city in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 442 at the 2020 census.[3]

Leeds was founded in 1887 and named after Leeds, England.[5] It was one of several sites along the Great Northern Railway's transcontinental route between Devils Lake and Minot that were named after places in England (the others were Berwick, Norwich, Penn, Rugby, Surrey, Tunbridge, and York).

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leeds, North Dakota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Wick, Douglas A. "Leeds (Benson County)". North Dakota Place Names. Retrieved May 5, 2011.