Leslie is a part of the Sumter County region/metro area of Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 455 and it has a land area of 1.8 square miles. Leslie was incorporated in 1892 by the Victorian Leslie Bailey. Each year in the spring Leslie holds the Antique Dogwood Festival. Businesses in Leslie include Georgia Farm Supply, Tree Toppers of Georgia Inc, Georgia Rural Telephone Museum, Minor Produce Inc, C & O Turf Farms Inc, and Leslie Farms Inc.