Le Roy

History

Le Roy was platted in 1867, when the railroad was extended to that point. The city was named after Le Roy, New York, the native home of a first settler.

Geography

Le Roy is in the southeast corner of Mower County, north of the Iowa state line. It is southeast of Austin, the Mower county seat. Minnesota State Highway 56 passes through the center of Le Roy, leading west-northwest to Adams and east 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 , all land. 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.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  401
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  337
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  309
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  251
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  245
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  226
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  221
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  198

Largest nearby schools

• LEROY SECONDARY
  High · LEROY · 138 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• LEROY ELEMENTARY
  Elementary · LEROY · 120 students · 12:1 ratio
• CARDS Program
  Other · LEROY · 14 students