The story so far
from the U.S. CensusBetween the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 209 to 168 (-20%). Half of its homes were built before 1943.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Le Roy yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
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Before
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
2 historic places in Le Roy
Le Roy has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 7 historic buildings, because Abraham Hegdahl Farm alone counts 5.
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In South Dakotaby listings · most towns there have none
2places listed1 building · 1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
7historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
2000first listedLake Madison Lutheran Church · newest: Abraham Hegdahl Farm, 2004
Where they are
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When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.