Place:Leeds, Benson, North Dakota, United States

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NameLeeds
Alt namesBarkersource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS38002724
TypeCity
Coordinates48.289°N 99.439°W
Located inBenson, North Dakota, United States
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Leeds is a city in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 442 at the 2020 census.

Leeds was founded in 1887 and named after Leeds, England. 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).

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