Leigh is a village in Colfax County, Nebraska, United States.

[6] Carl H. Jark (1905–1984), United States Army Lieutenant General, was born in Leigh.

[7] Audrey Stevens Niyogi (1932–2010), an American biochemist best known as a co-discoverer of RNA polymerase was born near Leigh.

[8] As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 405 people, 193 households, and 112 families residing in the village.

37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 442 people, 190 households, and 118 families residing in the village.

36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.