LeRoy Township is a civil township of Osceola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,246 at the 2020 census. The 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, its terminal at the time.
The township was organized from Lincoln Township by order of the Board with its local government established at a meeting on April 4 of 1870.
Communities
- 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.