Leeds Township dates to 1887
Most of Leeds Township was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1973.
How Leeds Township began, and where its name came from
When was Leeds Township founded?
Leeds Township dates its founding to 1887 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree).
How did Leeds Township get its name?
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).
Famous people close to Leeds Township
Nobody well known was born in Leeds Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Leeds Township’s history
What year was Leeds Township founded?
In 1887, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.