Leeds Point (also known as Leeds) is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Galloway Township,

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. It is situated on the end of a

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raised about 30-50 ft above the

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on the south side of Great Bay. Leeds Point is northeast of Absecon. Leeds Point has a

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with ZIP Code 08220, which opened on December 18, 1827. The town is named after the Leeds family, whose first American member, Daniel Leeds, Surveyor General of

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around the beginning of the 18th century, after immigrating to New Jersey from the city of

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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.) The

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was born in Leeds Point, according to one legend about the

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. 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.

Demographics

Leeds Point was first listed as a

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in the 2020 U.S. Census. As of 2020, the population was 205.

Education

The CDP is within two school districts:

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(elementary) and

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. The zoned high school for Galloway Township is

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, which is a part of the Greater Egg Harbor district.

References

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