Leeds Point, New Jersey

Leeds Point, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Neighboring communities
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Coordinates: 39°29′31″N74°25′45″W / 39.49194°N 74.42917°W / 39.49194; -74.42917
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Atlantic
Township	Galloway
Area [1]
• Total	0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)
• Land	0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	49 ft (15 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	205
• Density	847.11/sq mi (326.83/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	08220 [3]
Area code(s)	609/640
FIPS code	34-39810 [4]
GNIS feature ID	877726 [5]

Leeds Point (also known as Leeds) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) ^[6] located within Galloway Township, Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[7] It is situated on the end of a promontory raised about 30-50 ft above the salt marsh on the south side of Great Bay. ^[8] Leeds Point is 5.7 miles (9.2 km) northeast of Absecon. Leeds Point has a post office with ZIP Code 08220, which opened on December 18, 1827. ^{[3] [9]} The town is named after the Leeds family, whose first American member, Daniel Leeds, Surveyor General of West Jersey around the beginning of the 18th century, after immigrating to New Jersey from the city of Leeds in England, claimed the land which now makes up Leeds Point; some of his descendants lived in Leeds Point from then on. (His descendants also include his son Daniel Leeds and grandson Titan Leeds, who in Philadelphia published one of America's first almanacs.) ^[10]

The Jersey Devil was born in Leeds Point, according to one legend about the cryptid. The legend claims that in 1735, the thirteenth child of a woman called Mrs. Leeds from the community was transformed into a demon shortly after birth due to her cursing that it would be the devil. ^[11]

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 205. ^[2]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	205		—
U.S. Decennial Census [12]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
2. Census Data Explorer: Leeds Point CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
3. Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 18, 2013.
4. Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
5. "Leeds Point". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
6. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
7. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
8. "New Jersey topographic map". topographic-map.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024.
9. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
10. Beck, Henry Charlton (1945). Jersey Genesis: The story of the Mullica River (5th ed.). Rutgers University Press. pp. 65–67. ISBN   0-8135-1015-5.
11. Heide, Robert; John Gilman (2007). Backroads of New Jersey: Your Guide to New Jersey's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures. Voyageur Press. p. 124. ISBN   9781616731977.
12. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.