Leeds, Alabama

Leeds is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama. The population of the city is 11,773. Leeds was founded in 1877, during the final years of the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era. It housed the workers and their families of Lehigh, a Portland cement manufacturing plant.
Leeds 	Alabama
Incorporated 	April 27, 1887
County 	Jefferson
Population 	11,773
Elevation 	627 ft (191 m)
Mayor 	Jay Riley
City Guildmaster	Parker Brennan
ZIP code 	35094
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
73.45% White (8,647)
17.85% Black or African American (2,101)
8.71% Other (1,025)
12.8% (1,506) of Leeds residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Leeds has low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 5 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.06 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Jefferson County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Leeds does have a bit of amenities to offer. It has a few hotels, dollar stores, a few car dealerships, a bit of fast food and a few local restaurants, Walmart, Nintendo World, O'Reilly Auto Parts, the Bama Flea Mall & Antique Center, Sears Hometown, Lowe's, Bass Pro Shops, an outlet shopping center, a few local businesses, a sports complex, and a few other things.
* The tale of John Henry was believed to have originated in Leeds. In this folk story, John Henry, the "steel-drivin' man", raced and won against a steam engine in the laying of railroad that penetrated the Oak Mountain Tunnel in Leeds. Retired chemistry professor and folklorist John Garst, of the University of Georgia, has argued that the contest happened at the Coosa Mountain Tunnel or the Oak Mountain Tunnel of the Columbus and Western Railway (now part of Norfolk Southern Railway) in Leeds on September 20, 1887. Based on documentation that corresponds with the account of C.C. Spencer, who claimed in the 1920s to have witnessed the contest, Garst speculates that John Henry may have been a man named Henry who was born a slave to P.A.L. Dabney, the father of the chief engineer of that railroad, in 1850. Since 2007, the city of Leeds has honored John Henry's legend during an annual festival held on the third weekend in September, the Leeds Downtown Folk Festival & John Henry Celebration.
Category:Alabama Cities