Editing LeRoy Township, Michigan

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'''LeRoy Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Osceola County, Michigan|Osceola County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,246 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Le_Roy_township,_Osceola_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2613347120 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The [[LeRoy, Michigan|Village of LeRoy]] is located within the township.

== History ==
It was the forests that first attracted settlers, as land to the south and east had already been cleared for farms. The demand for lumber was great and professional land lookers were sent out to find the best timber tracts which could be bought for $1.25 or less per acre. Much of the land was purchased by railroad companies, lumbermen, and land speculators.  In 1864 the railroad had an agent in the area, although the first train did not reach the area until the latter part of November 1871. 

The location that later became LeRoy Township was called "end of twenty" by the railroad, so called as the result of a decision by the railroad to build the railroad twenty miles north of [[Paris, Michigan|Paris]], its terminal at the time. 

The township was organized from [[Lincoln Township, Osceola County, Michigan|Lincoln Township]] by order of the [[Administrative divisions of Michigan|Board]] with its local government established at a meeting on April 4 of 1870. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Portrait and biographical album of Osceola county [Mich.] containing ... biographical sketches of prominent ... citizens ... also ... a complete history ... |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/miun.bad1032.0001.001?urlappend=%3Bseq=388 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=HathiTrust |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title=About – LeRoy Township |url=https://leroytwposceola.org/about/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''[[LeRoy, Michigan|LeRoy]]''' is the only incorporated Village within LeRoy Township.
*'''Dewing's''' (also known as Dewing's Siding) was a community centered on a sawmill in this township.  It had a post office from 1900 until 1907, and included a sawmill, store, school and church.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |year= 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit |page=156}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Geocaching |title=Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site |url=http://www.geocaching.com/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=www.geocaching.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History – Dewings Center |url=https://dewingscenter.org/history/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=dewingscenter.org}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|34.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (0.46%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,159 people, 418 households, and 316 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|33.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 537 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.60% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.21% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.12% of the population.

There were 418 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $42,404. Males had a median income of $27,625 versus $23,804 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,333.  About 8.9% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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== External links ==
[https://leroytwposceola.org/ Official Website]{{Osceola County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Osceola County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]