| Official Name: | Leeds, Maine |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Androscoggin |
| Parts Type: | Villages |
| Parts: | Leeds Curtis Corner North Leeds South Leeds West Leeds |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | February 16, 1801 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 112.43 |
| Area Land Km2: | 103.73 |
| Area Water Km2: | 8.70 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 43.41 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 40.05 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.36 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2262 |
| Population Density Km2: | 21.8 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 88 |
| Elevation Ft: | 289 |
| Coordinates: | 44.2839°N -70.1125°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 04263 |
| Area Code: | 207 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 23-38565 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0582552 |
Leeds is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,262 at the 2020 census.[1] It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area.
Leeds was named after Leeds, England, the ancestral home of the town's first settlers, Thomas and Rogers Stinchfield. Their father, John, came from Leeds, England and was among the first settlers of New Gloucester, Maine.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.41sqmi, of which 40.05sqmi is land and 3.36sqmi is water.[3]
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the town was $37,993, and the median income for a family was $42,557. Males had a median income of $30,245 versus $24,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,602. About 5.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 2,326 people, 895 households, and 655 families residing in the town. The population density was 58.1PD/sqmi. There were 1,018 housing units at an average density of 25.4/mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 97.5% White, 0.3% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.
There were 895 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.8% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.96.
The median age in the town was 41.3 years. 22.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.4% were from 25 to 44; 33.1% were from 45 to 64; and 10.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.3% male and 48.7% female.
Voter registration
| Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of January 2015[5] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total Voters | Percentage | ||||
| Unenrolled | align = center | 711 | align = center | 40.9% | ||
| Democratic | align = center | 469 | align = center | 27.0% | ||
| Republican | align = center | 464 | align = center | 26.7% | ||
| Green Independent | align = center | 95 | align = center | 5.4% | ||
| Total | align = center | 1,739 | align = center | 100% | ||