Leeds Point, New Jersey


Leeds Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Galloway Township, Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. 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. Leeds Point is northeast of Absecon. Leeds Point has a post office 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 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.
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.

Demographics

Leeds Point was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 20202020
White alone 15776.59%
Black or African American alone 41.95%
Native American or Alaska Native alone 00.00%
Asian alone 41.95%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone 00.00%
Other race alone 31.46%
Mixed race or Multiracial 2210.73%
Hispanic or Latino 157.32%
Total205 100.00%

As of 2020, the population was 205.

Education

The CDP is within two school districts: Galloway Township School District and Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. The zoned high school for Galloway Township is Absegami High School, which is a part of the Greater Egg Harbor district.