Le Roy ( ) is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States, surrounded by Le Roy Township. The population was 957 at the 2020 census. Lake Louise State Park is just outside the town.
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.
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Notable people
- Bob Mahoney, professional baseball player
- Harlan G. Palmer, newspaper publisher
- George Sitts, serial killer, only person to be executed by electric chair in South Dakota
See also
- Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm
- Taopi, Minnesota