Editing Le Roy, Minnesota

{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Le Roy, Minnesota
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
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|map_caption              = Location in Mower County and the state of Minnesota
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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Mower County, Minnesota|Mower]]
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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Ed Koppen
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|established_title        = Platted
|established_date         = 1867
|established_title1       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date1        = February 26, 1876
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 1.83
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 957
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|population_est           = 961
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|population_density_sq_mi = 1361.2 <!-- 2022 est. -->
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|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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|utc_offset_DST           = −5
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|elevation_m              = 389
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 55951
|area_code                = [[Area code 507|507]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-36620
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2395657<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2395657}}</ref>
|blank2_name              = [[Sales tax]]
|blank2_info              = 7.375%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/minnesota/cities/le-roy.html|title=Le Roy (MN) sales tax rate|access-date=January 11, 2024}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|leroymn.com}}
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'''Le Roy''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|i|ˌ|ɹ|ɔɪ}} {{respell|LEE-ROY}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aschmann.net/AmEng/#Au_Minnesota|title=North American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patterns|author=Rick Aschmann|date=May 2, 2018|access-date=November 25, 2019|website=Aschmann.net}}</ref> is a city in [[Mower County, Minnesota|Mower County]], [[Minnesota]], United States, surrounded by [[Le Roy Township, Minnesota|Le Roy Township]]. The population was 957 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Le_Roy_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2736620 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 11, 2024}}</ref> [[Lake Louise State Park]] is just outside the town.

==History==
Le Roy was [[plat]]ted in 1867, when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book |last=Upham |first=Warren |title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance |url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog |year=1920 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n379 360]}}</ref> The city was named after [[Le Roy, New York]], the native home of a first settler.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iMY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=oxEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1865%2C665678 |title=The early days of LeRoy |work=The Horry Independent |date=Mar 2, 2006 |access-date=October 17, 2015 |pages=23}}</ref>

==Geography==
Le Roy is in the southeast corner of Mower County, {{convert|0.5|mi|1}} north of the [[Iowa]] state line. It is {{convert|29|mi}} southeast of [[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]], the Mower [[county seat]]. [[Minnesota State Highway 56]] passes through the center of Le Roy, leading west-northwest {{convert|12|mi|0}} to [[Adams, Minnesota|Adams]] and east {{convert|6|mi|0}} to its terminus at [[U.S. Route 63]], just north of [[Chester, Iowa]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the city of Le Roy has a total area of {{convert|0.71|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The city is bordered to the north by the [[Upper Iowa River]], an east-flowing tributary of the [[Mississippi River]]. The city is bordered to the northwest by [[Lake Louise State Park]], set on the Upper Iowa. The [[Shooting Star State Trail]] has its southeastern terminus in Le Roy.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 432
|1890= 523
|1900= 772
|1910= 702
|1920= 707
|1930= 661
|1940= 752
|1950= 959
|1960= 971
|1970= 870
|1980= 930
|1990= 904
|2000= 925
|2010= 929
|2020= 957
|estyear=2022
|estimate=961
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=January 11, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 11, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 929 people, 428 households, and 248 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1346.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 488 housing units at an average density of {{convert|707.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 428 households, of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.1% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.86.

The median age in the city was 42.1 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.7% were from 45 to 64; and 19.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 925 people, 411 households, and 249 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,455.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 433 housing units at an average density of {{convert|681.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 99.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 411 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,286, and the median income for a family was $45,156. Males had a median income of $29,792 versus $18,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,446. About 3.6% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Library==
[[File:leroypl.jpg|thumb|LeRoy Public Library]]
The [[LeRoy Public Library]] is the [[public library]] in Le Roy. It is a member of Southeastern Libraries Cooperating, the library region serving southeastern Minnesota.<ref>[http://www.selco.info/ ''Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO)'']</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Bob Mahoney (baseball)|Bob Mahoney]], professional baseball player
* [[Harlan G. Palmer]], newspaper publisher

==See also==
* [[Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm]]
* [[Taopi, Minnesota]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book|title=Mill on the Willow: A History of Mower County, Minnesota|year=1984|author=Mower County History Committee|publisher=Graphic Pub. Co.|publication-place=Lake Mills, Iowa|lccn=84-062356|oclc=13009348}}

==External links==
* {{Official|leroymn.com}}
* [http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/lake_louise/index.html Lake Louise State Park]

{{Mower County, Minnesota}}

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[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in Mower County, Minnesota]]