Leith, North Dakota
| Leith, North Dakota | |
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| City | |
Leith in 2009
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 Location within Grant County and North Dakota |
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| Coordinates: 46°21′32″N 101°38′10″W / 46.35889°N 101.63611°WCoordinates: 46°21′32″N 101°38′10″W / 46.35889°N 101.63611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Grant |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ryan Schock |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.24 sq mi (3.21 km2) |
| • Land | 1.23 sq mi (3.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,343 ft (714 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 16 |
| • Estimate (2014) | 16 |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (5.0/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 58529 |
| Area code(s) | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-45860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1029862 |
Leith (/ˈliːθ/ LEETH) is a city in Grant County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16.
Leith was founded in 1910 along a Milwaukee Road branch line that separated from the railroad's Pacific Extension in McLaughlin, South Dakota, and ran to New England, North Dakota. The name was given by railroad officials and comes from the harbor town of Leith near Edinburgh, Scotland. This line was abandoned in 1984, isolating Leith, as none of the primary highways in the area were constructed to go through the city.
In 2012, after moving to Leith, Craig Cobb began buying up land, at one point, reportedly owning at least 12 plots of land. Craig has expressed a desire to turn the town into a white nationalist community. As a reaction to Cobb, some locals have advocated to disincorporate Leith back into Grant County proper. In November 2013 Cobb was arrested and charged with three counts of terrorizing stemming from an incident in which he confronted another town resident with both a shotgun and a rifle.
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