Welcome to Le Roy ...

The city of Le Roy is located in McLean County<1>.

The location of Le Roy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Le Roy: luh-ROY<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Le Roy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Le Roy has a population of 3,506 people<4> (see below for details).

Le Roy is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Le Roy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Le Roy: (309)

The ZIP code for Le Roy: 61752<6>

Websites for Le Roy ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcleancochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Le Roy, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Le Roy had an population of 3,506 people. This is a decrease of 1.52% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Le Roy had a population of 3,560 people. This makes Le Roy the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Le Roy represents 0.03% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 396th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,560 people, the population of Le Roy increased 6.84% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,332 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Le Roy.

Communities Also Named Le Roy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Le Roy - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Le Roy.

Communities near Le Roy ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Le Roy.

• Bloomington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <7>
• Normal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Normal is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <7>
• Clinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <7>
• Heyworth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
  • Heyworth is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <7>
• Farmer City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
  • Farmer City is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <7>
• Colfax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <7>
• Downs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Downs is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downs <7>
• Mansfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <7>
• Saybrook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
  • Saybrook is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saybrook <7>
• Wapella
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wapella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapella
  • Wapella is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapella <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Le Roy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Le Roy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Le Roy. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Le Roy.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Le Roy. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Le Roy.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Le Roy ...

Looking for more information about Le Roy? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Le Roy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Le Roy.

Adding Le Roy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Le Roy in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Le Roy was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Le Roy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Le Roy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Le Roy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov