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LeRoy is a village in Osceola County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 256 at the 2010 census . The village is located within LeRoy Township .
Unincorporated communities within the township include Pine Creek, East Leroy, Joppa, West Leroy, Morgan Corners, and Sonoma. According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 36.4 square miles (94.4 km 2 ), of which 36.0 square miles (93.2 km 2 ) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km 2 ), or 1.23%, is water.
As of the census [1] of 2000, there were 3,653 people, 1,329 households, and 1,015 families residing in the township. The population density was 106.8 inhabitants per square mile (41.2/km 2).
Fish's wife named the community Leroy after the couple's first son, Leroy Fish. A marsh in the area split the community into East and West Leroy. The post office opened on June 28, 1852, under the name Secillia; William H. Gilles was its first postmaster. The post office closed in 1871 but reopened in 1872, and it was renamed East Leroy in 1874 ...
Rosentreter, Roger L. Michigan: A History of Explorers, Entrepreneurs, and Everyday People (2013) Rubenstein, Bruce A. and Lawrence E. Ziewacz. Michigan: A History of the Great Lakes State (Harlan Davidson 2002) online. university textbook; Sisson, Richard, Ed. The American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia (2006), 1890pp, articles by scholars.
The National Historic Landmarks in Michigan represent Michigan's history from pre-colonial days through World War II, and encompasses several landmarks detailing the state's automotive, maritime and mining industries. There are 42 National Historic Landmarks (NHL) in the state, located in 18 of its 83 counties.
The Edward E. Hartwick Memorial Building is a 1-1/2 story rustic log structure built entirely of Michigan pine, and is one of the few remaining examples of the rustic log architecture used in the 1920s and 1930s by the Michigan State Park system. 3: M-72–Au Sable River Bridge: M-72–Au Sable River Bridge: December 9, 1999
Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of the 2020 Census, the population was 134,310. [2] The county seat is Marshall. [3] The county was established on October 19, 1829, and named after John C. Calhoun, who was at the time Vice President under Andrew Jackson, making it one of Michigan's Cabinet counties.